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25._o aug._n 1626._o d._n alicia_n dudley_n edw._n brounker_n s._n theol._n professor_n ibid._n 5_o feb._n 1628._o napton_n beneath_o lodbroke_n more_o than_o a_o mile_n there_o fall_v another_o torrent_n into_o ichene_n which_o haâ—â—_n its_o head_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o napton_n whereof_o i_o be_o next_o in_o pursuance_n of_o my_o method_n to_o speak_v this_o town_n stand_v upon_o a_o very_a eminent_a ascent_n of_o which_o original_o its_o name_n be_v take_v cnap_v in_o the_o british_a language_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o gâ—bbus_n or_o tuber_n for_o such_o we_o know_v all_o hill_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o plain_n and_o flatâ—_n whereon_o they_o stand_v neither_o be_v the_o word_n in_o that_o sense_n yet_o wâ—rn_v out_o of_o use_n among_o we_o for_o we_o common_o call_v the_o top_n or_o high_a part_n of_o a_o notable_a ascent_n the_o knap_n of_o a_o hill_n the_o c_o and_z k_n be_v omit_v in_o the_o name_n of_o this_o place_n for_o facility_n of_o pronunciation_n 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a_o knight_n in_o 17._o 49_o e._n 3._o marry_v 48._o isabella_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o urian_n s._n pere_n which_o walter_n die_v 32._o 6â—_n h._n 4._o seize_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o honyngham_n as_o tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n after_o the_o death_n of_o isabella_n his_o wife_n leaving_z walter_z his_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o full_a age_n who_o descent_n i_o have_v place_v in_o wylie_n whereby_o may_v be_v discern_v that_o joyce_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o sir_n hugh_n cokesey_n knight_n son_n to_o the_o last_o walter_n marry_v to_o john_n grevill_n and_o have_v issue_n 3._o sir_n john_n grevill_n kt._n that_o die_v 72._o seize_v of_o this_o manor_n 20_o e._n 4._o leave_v thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 26._o year_n of_o age_n which_o thomas_n assume_v 72._o the_o name_n of_o cokesey_n reside_v at_o milcote_n in_o this_o county_n where_o i_o purpose_v to_o speak_v historical_o of_o he_o and_o die_v 2._o in_o 14_o h._n 7._o 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and_o heir_n who_o sell_v 8._o it_o to_o ric._n newport_n gent._n in_o 36_o h._n 8._o from_o who_o it_o descend_v to_o john_n neuport_n that_o die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o 28._o apr._n 8_o eliz._n leave_v will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n than_o 6._o year_n of_o age_n that_o which_o be_v now_o the_o church_n be_v ancient_o but_o a_o chapel_n dedicate_v to_o s._n margaret_n and_o belong_v to_o wapenbury_n be_v therewith_o appropriate_v hatton_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o monks-kirby_n in_o this_o county_n by_o g._n muschamp_n bishop_n of_o coventre_n in_o king_n john_n time_n and_o afterward_o with_o wapenbury_n come_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o sulby_n in_o northamptonshire_n as_o i_o have_v already_o manifest_v in_o 26_o â—_o 8._o the_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n thereof_o be_v value_v b._n at_o c_o s._n over_o and_o above_o xl_o s._n yearly_o allow_v by_o way_n of_o stipend_n to_o a_o priest_n that_o serve_v the_o cure_n who_o have_v neither_o institution_n nor_o induction_n offchurch_n this_o have_v be_v a_o town_n of_o no_o small_a note_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v tradition_n for_o in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o lordship_n be_v a_o place_n call_v the_o berrye_a which_o signify_v no_o less_o than_o burgus_fw-la or_o curia_fw-la and_o according_o it_o be_v say_v that_o offa_n k._n of_o mercia_n in_o the_o saxon_a heptarchy_n have_v here_o a_o palace_n as_o also_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o sometime_o residence_n here_o the_o church_n first_o and_o so_o consequent_o the_o village_n have_v this_o name_n whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o not_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o argue_v but_o that_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o earl_n leofrike_n and_o by_o he_o give_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n at_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o 1_o edw._n conf._n i_o be_o full_o satisfy_v though_o it_o be_v not_o particular_o name_v in_o that_o charter_n of_o he_o nor_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v among_o the_o land_n 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the_o k._n in_o capite_fw-la as_o a_o member_n of_o his_o barony_n wherein_o he_o then_o have_v 3_o carucat_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a 3_o watermil_n 28_o servant_n hold_v 14_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n perform_v divers_a servile_a labour_n as_o plough_v harrow_n mow_v reapingâ—_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o monk_n as_o also_o that_o he_o have_v a_o court-leet_n gallow_n assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n with_o some_o other_o privilege_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o which_o monastery_n the_o capital_a message_n here_o with_o all_o the_o demesn-land_n belong_v thereto_o be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la by_o the_o ks._n letter_n 1._o pat._n date_v 25._o apr._n 34_o h._n 8._o grant_v to_o sir_n edm._n knightley_n kt._n and_o dame_n ursula_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n to_o valentine_n knightley_n his_o brother_n &_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n but_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o remain_v to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o sir_n ric._n knightley_n kt._n father_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n edmund_n etc._n etc._n which_o sir_n edm._n die_v 8._o without_o issue_n male_a 12._o sept._n the_o same_o year_n the_o say_v capital_a mess._n and_o land_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o entail_v before_o mention_v come_v to_o valentine_n knightley_n his_o brother_n who_o in_o 4_o eliz._n obtain_v another_o grant_n 4._o from_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n with_o the_o mill_n etc._n etc._n be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o kt._n of_o all_o which_o he_o die_v seize_v 8_o eliz._n leave_v ric._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n then_o of_o full_a age_n but_o do_v settle_v this_o lordship_n as_o it_o seem_v upon_o edw._n his_o young_a son_n for_o the_o say_v edw._n have_v it_o and_o live_v here_o and_o since_o his_o death_n robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n gregory_n appropriate_v â—_o to_o the_o before_o specify_v monastery_n of_o coventre_n by_o r._n molend_n b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n 5._o non._n martii_fw-la an._n 1260._o 44_o h._n 3._o have_v a._n a_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a belong_v thereto_o be_v in_o an._n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v at_o x_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o the_o vicarage_n at_o â—x_n s._n which_o vicarage_n be_v ancient_o endow_v b._n with_o 2._o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a as_o also_o a_o competent_a house_n and_o croft_a have_v a_o piece_n of_o medow_v call_v the_o halemedo_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o tithe_n due_a from_o the_o water-mill_n and_o the_o 3._o holme_n of_o medow-ground_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a mill_n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o be_v rate_v b._n at_o seven_o li._n seven_o s._n vi_o d._n over_o and_o above_o viij_o s._n yearly_o allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumb_fw-la &_o temp_n instit._n priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr 5._o magr._fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr fillingley_n 14._o cal._n martii_fw-la 1298._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr a._n rog._n de_fw-fr lodbroke_n diac._n 8._o cal._n apr._n 1317._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr b._n d._n nich._n de_fw-fr bramham_n pbr._n 5._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1319._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr b._n thom._n the_o poleye_a diac._n 2._o cal._n apr._n 1328._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr b._n d._n hugo_n de_fw-fr ryby_n cap._n id._n apr._n 1359._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr a._n rob._n bilney_n 18._o cal._n oct._n 1361._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr b._n ric._n gibben_n pbr._n 11._o cal._n apr._n 1367._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr a._n joh._n white_a 11._o martii_fw-la 1393._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr a._n joh._n
b._n it_o to_o the_o abovenamed_a benedict_n medley_n 12._o maii_n 14_o h._n 7._o which_o benedict_n be_v cleke_a b._n of_o the_o signet_n to_o k._n h._n 7._o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o bear_v for_o his_o arm_n sable_a 2._o bar_n gemell_v arg._n upon_o a_o chief_a of_o the_o second_o three_o mullet_n of_o the_o first_o and_o die_v 7._o 13._o oct._n 19_o h._n 7._o leave_v will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 23._o year_n of_o age_n who_o marry_v 1619._o margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n wotton_n kt._n and_o have_v issue_n george_n medley_n esq_n that_o wed_a 1619._o mary_n the_o daughter_n of_o gerard_n danet_n which_o george_n leave_v issue_n henry_n medley_n esquire_n who_o by_o frances_n the_o daughter_n b._n of_o clem._n throgmorton_n of_o haseley_n esq_n have_v issue_n eliz._n henry_n 14._o year_n of_o age_n in_o 21_o eliz._n to_o who_o succeed_v clem._n medley_n who_o in_o 2_o jac._n past_a jac._n away_o this_o manor_n to_o robert_n wale_n gent._n the_o church_n 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...._o 1298._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n walt._n roos_n accolitus_fw-la 1._o julii_fw-la 1339._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr wengrave_n pbr._n 20._o oct._n 1363._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n joh._n thorp_n 17._o sept._n 1385._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n joh._n parkere_o penult_n nou._n 1395._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n d._n rob._n forster_n cap._n 2._o nou._n 1442._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n mr._n henr._n pantry_n 1._o jan._n 1457._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n ric._n hacker_n cler._n 17._o jan._n 1464._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n a_o d._n baldw._n hide_v cap._n 15._o aug._n 1466._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n b._n d._n joh._n smyth_n cap._n 9_o nou._n 1468._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n a._n d._n will._n ewkeston_n cap._n 22._o dec._n 1470._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n d._n rob._n adam_n in_o art_n bacc._n ......_o 1505._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n will._n landisdale_n cap._n penult_n sept._n 1524._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la evesham_n d._n rob._n kendale_n cap._n 21._o oct._n 1526._o b._n rog._n barlo_n gen_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n decan_n &_o c._n de_fw-fr westbury_n in_o com._n glouce_v joh._n sewell_n cler._n 24._o martii_fw-la 1549._o b._n steph._n hales_n civis_fw-la lond._n gen_fw-la d._n ric._n michael_n cler._n 13._o jan._n 1558._o a._n edw._n comb_n gen_fw-la jac._n wheler_n cler._n ult_n feb._n 1576._o b._n rowley_n warde_n be_v magr._fw-la tho._n warde_n cler._n 9_o jan._n 1623._o a._n wasperton_n a_o little_a below_o barford_n lie_v wasperton_n insp._n one_o of_o the_o town_n 〈◊〉_d earl_n leofrik_n give_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o coventre_n upon_o the_o first_o foundation_n thereof_o 1_o edw._n conf._n
the_o time_n when_o this_o earl_n of_o mellent_a who_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o earldom_n of_o leicester_n by_o king_n h._n 1_o enfeoft_v ralph_n boteler_n in_o his_o part_n of_o this_o lordship_n yet_o that_o he_o so_o do_v be_v out_o of_o doubt_n for_o in_o that_o confirmation_n 144._o make_v by_o the_o same_o king_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n of_o those_o land_n and_o church_n wherewith_o their_o monastery_n be_v endow_v the_o church_n of_o this_o cumton_n be_v specify_v and_o say_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr feodo_fw-la radulfi_n pincerne_v de_fw-fr legrecestria_n so_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a enough_o that_o butler_n have_v it_o in_o his_o time_n the_o next_o possessor_n thereof_o that_o i_o find_v 157._o be_v bigot_n to_o who_o questionless_a the_o before_o specify_v ralph_n boteler_n grant_v it_o for_o in_o h._n 2._o time_n gilbert_n le_fw-fr bigoth_n his_o son_n release_n 157._o to_o those_o canon_n his_o right_n in_o the_o advouson_n of_o this_o church_n acknowledge_v 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a_o kts._n fee_n here_o betwixt_o cecilie_n the_o widow_n of_o gilb._n bigot_n &_o ric._n bigot_n she_o claim_v the_o say_v three_o part_n as_o her_o dowry_n in_o which_o record_n it_o be_v write_v fenni-cumpton_n that_o be_v the_o first_o time_n i_o find_v it_o distinguishâ—_n by_o such_o addition_n of_o bigot_n portion_n intend_v to_o say_v more_o anon_o i_o now_o câ—me_a to_o speak_v of_o turchill_n share_n the_o passage_n whereof_o though_o i_o can_v by_o direct_a step_n exact_o trace_v yet_o be_o i_o satisfy_v in_o what_o ride_v it_o go_v viz._n to_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o turchill_n land_n do_v who_o enfeoft_v turchill_n posterity_n thereof_o to_o hold_v of_o his_o descendant_n by_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n from_o who_o viz._n one_o of_o the_o arden_n the_o canon_n of_o trentham_n in_o staffordshire_n have_v a_o grant_n thereof_o past_o it_o to_o richard_n peche_n lord_n of_o wormleighton_n whereof_o i_o last_o speak_v to_o hold_v by_o the_o same_o service_n all_o which_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o that_o inquis_fw-la take_v in_o 7_o e._n 1._o whereof_o i_o shall_v make_v further_a mention_n by_o and_o by_o though_o in_o 20_o h._n 3._o the_o record_n nevil_n express_v no_o other_o than_o that_o the_o say_v ric._n peche_n hold_v it_o immediate_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n nor_o that_o nevil_n of_o 36_o h._n 3._o than_o that_o the_o heir_n of_o ric._n peche_n hold_v it_o of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n and_o he_o of_o the_o earl_n without_o any_o mention_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o trentham_n but_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o e_o 1._o time_n upon_o a_o agreement_n burton_n make_v betwixt_o richard_n prior_n of_o trentham_n and_o the_o lady_n hawisia_n widow_n of_o richard_n peche_n the_o title_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o trentham_n begin_v to_o appear_v for_o i_o thereby_o find_v that_o the_o say_v canon_n at_o the_o especial_a request_n of_o william_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n sir_n hugh_n de_fw-fr arden_n knight_n and_o other_o 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here_o be_v by_o they_o sell_v to_o peche_n for_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o john_n peche_n claim_v w._n by_o prescription_n a_o court-leet_n in_o this_o his_o lordship_n together_o with_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n which_o be_v allow_v from_o which_o family_n it_o go_v to_o montfort_n by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o hampton_n in_o arden_n where_o the_o descent_n be_v draw_v may_v be_v see_v and_o by_o the_o attainder_n 7._o of_o sir_n simon_n montfort_n 10_o h._n 7._o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v grant_v 1â—_n together_o with_o wormleighton_n unto_o william_n cope_n esquire_n treasurer_n of_o the_o household_n to_o the_o k._n 7._o maii_n 13_o h._n 7._o and_o past_a as_o i_o think_v from_o cope_n to_o spenser_n with_o wormleighton_n for_o in_o 13_o h._n 8._o john_n spenser_n possess_v 8._o it_o but_o in_o 22_o h._n 8._o a_o pasch_fw-mi fine_a be_v levy_v thereof_o betwixt_o richard_n willis_n gentleman_n plaintiff_n and_o margery_n belingham_n 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christ-church_n in_o oxford_n of_o his_o own_o foundation_n to_o hold_v in_o pure_a alm_n that_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n clare_n be_v give_v inâ—â—ex_fw-la to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n by_o bigot_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n i_o have_v already_o intimate_v which_o grant_n richard_n peche_n bishop_n of_o coventre_n confirm_v 〈…〉_o temp_n h._n 2._o and_o geffrey_n muschamp_n bishop_n in_o king_n john_n time_n assign_v 〈…〉_o thirty_o s._n pension_n to_o they_o yearly_a out_o of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o which_o alex._n de_n savensby_n his_o successor_n short_o after_o confirm_v 〈…〉_o after_o which_o till_o 12_o e._n 1._o the_o advouson_n thereof_o continue_v to_o those_o canon_n but_o then_o do_v they_o pass_v 1._o it_o to_o roger_n molend_n bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n in_o
earl_n of_o of_o mellent_a contain_v 3_o hide_n and_o be_v value_v at_o iiii_o li._n the_o wood_n whereof_o be_v a_o mile_n in_o extent_n but_o in_o edw._n the_o confessor_n day_n it_o be_v the_o freehold_a of_o one_o bovi_fw-la from_o which_o earl_n as_o most_o of_o the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v in_o this_o county_n do_v it_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr newburgh_n his_o brother_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o warwick_n of_o the_o norman_a line_n as_o be_v evident_a enough_o and_o in_o 9_o joh._n be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la assign_v joh._n for_o the_o dower_n of_o alice_n the_o widow_n of_o waleran_n earl_n of_o warwick_n so_o also_o in_o 7._o 26_o h._n 3._o to_o ela_n the_o widow_n of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o warwick_n which_o ela_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 27._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o her_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o purchase_v aur_fw-it certain_a other_o land_n in_o this_o place_n of_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr lodbroke_n kt._n which_o she_o give_v aur_fw-it to_o the_o priory_n at_o warwick_n after_o this_o viz._n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o will._n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n claim_v vv._n a_o gallow_n with_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n in_o this_o manor_n by_o prescription_n which_o be_v allow_v and_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o be_v it_o assign_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la as_o part_v of_o the_o dowry_n of_o alice_n widow_n unto_o guy_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o which_o earl_n it_o continue_v till_o 3_o h._n 7._o but_o then_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o that_o earldom_n be_v by_o k._n h._n 8._o in_o 26_o of_o his_o reign_n 22._o lease_v 2._o to_o rog._n walford_n for_o xxi_o year_n but_o king_n edw._n 6._o 22_o dec._n 1._o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 6._o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o castle_n of_o warwick_n etc._n etc._n unto_o john_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n after_o who_o attainder_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la 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leave_v alured_v his_o grandchild_n and_o heir_n four_o year_n of_o age_n but_o spâ—gurnel's_n part_n come_v at_o length_n to_o the_o hugford_v by_o purchase_n as_o i_o guess_v for_o in_o 12._o h._n 4._o rob._n hugford_n esq_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 14._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n that_o he_o then_o have_v in_o possession_n or_o reversion_n here_o and_o in_o edmescote_n to_o which_o robert_n succeed_v thomas_n who_o in_o 10._o h._n 6._o be_v certify_v r._n to_o be_v lord_n thereof_o with_o emscote_n and_o that_o he_o hold_v it_o by_o the_o sixth_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n but_o since_o that_o time_n it_o be_v divolve_v by_o a_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o hugford_n to_o the_o beaufoe_n as_o in_o emscote_n i_o shall_v show_v and_o continue_v unto_o they_o until_o this_o day_n that_o the_o church_n be_v ancient_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o wotton_n i_o have_v already_o manifest_v be_v afterward_o appropriate_v b._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n and_o endow_v b._n with_o xv_o acre_n of_o land_n but_o of_o the_o vicarage_n there_o have_v not_o be_v any_o ordination_n consider_v its_o vicinity_n to_o kenilworth_n whence_o the_o prior_n usual_o send_v a_o priest_n to_o serve_v the_o cure_n to_o who_o he_o allow_v â—_o the_o small_a tithe_n and_o offering_n for_o his_o pain_n which_o in_o 26._o h._n 8._o be_v certify_v â—_o to_o be_v worth_a vi_fw-mi li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la emscote_n here_o be_v now_o no_o more_o leave_v than_o the_o mannour-house_n the_o rest_n have_v be_v long_o since_o depopulate_v 143._o the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v thereof_o be_v that_o walter_n spigurnell_n in_o a_o grant_n a._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n of_o certain_a common_a of_o pasture_n within_o his_o fee_n of_o mulverton_n call_v himself_o of_o this_o place_n then_o write_v n._n edulfescote_n which_o show_v that_o one_o edulfus_n be_v ancient_o owner_n thereof_o but_o upon_o collection_n of_o the_o aid_n in_o 20._o h._n 3._o it_o be_v 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the_o same_o year_n wherein_o he_o call_v himself_o ric._n filius_fw-la galfridi_fw-la reynald_n de_fw-fr edmescote_n alius_fw-la dictus_fw-la ric._n filius_fw-la johaâ—nae_fw-la filiae_fw-la willielmi_n ryvell_n confirm_v to_o the_o say_v robert_n hâ—gford_n and_o joyce_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n all_o his_o right_n therein_o which_o robert_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 14._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o in_o milverton_n date_v 12._o dec._n 12._o h._n 4._o in_o who_o male_a line_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n and_o then_o by_o a_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n come_v to_o beaufo_n but_o before_o this_o robert_n hugford_n i_o have_v not_o see_v anything_o of_o their_o name_n in_o this_o county_n howbeit_o in_o shropshire_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a family_n of_o they_o and_o if_o i_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o guess_v at_o the_o original_n of_o this_o man_n advancement_n to_o so_o good_a a_o fortune_n in_o warwickshire_n i_o shall_v conclude_v it_o to_o have_v be_v through_o his_o relation_n to_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o 20._o r._n 2._o he_o be_v â—_o custos_fw-la hospitii_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la comptroller_n of_o the_o household_n unto_o the_o say_a earl_n who_o by_o his_o letter_n pat._n â—â—eldon_n for_o so_o they_o be_v term_v bear_v date_n at_o warwick_n 26._o apr._n 1_o h._n 4._o grant_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o belove_a eâ—quire_n for_o his_o good_a service_n do_v and_o to_o be_v do_v as_o well_o to_o he_o the_o say_a earl_n as_o unto_o richard_n beauchamp_n his_o son_n a_o annuity_n of_o 8_o li._n to_o be_v yearly_o receive_v during_o his_o life_n out_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n manor_n of_o wike_n near_o pershore_n in_o com._n wigorn._n and_o upon_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o say_a month_n of_o april_n in_o the_o same_o year_n i_o find_v ibid._n that_o this_o robert_n be_v retain_v by_o indenture_n to_o serve_v the_o say_v earl_n and_o his_o son_n richard_n all_o his_o life_n as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o war_n receive_v for_o his_o wage_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n 7_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n of_o wike_n but_o upon_o these_o further_a covenant_n viz._n to_o come_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o say_a son_n whensoever_o he_o shall_v be_v require_v in_o time_n of_o peace_n with_o a_o groom_n and_o two_o horse_n during_o his_o stay_n rob._n hugford_n 20._o r._n 2._o iâ—cosa_n obiit_fw-la 3._o h._n 5._o margeria_n nupra_fw-la roberto_n rivel_n 7._o h._n 4._o tho._n hugford_n 3._o h._n 5._o tho._n hugford_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr prinsethorp_n 4._o e._n 4._o will._n hugford_n 4._o e._n 4._o joh._n hugford_n 9_o h._n 8._o joh._n hugford_n 1_o e._n 4._o margar._n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la nich._n motley_n johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la humfridus_n beaufo_n 20._o h._n 7._o joh._n beaufo_n 20._o h._n 7_o joh._n beaufo_n joh._n beaufo_n obiit_fw-la 25._o eliz._n tho._n beaufo_n aetat_fw-la 33._o ann_n 25._o eliz._n that_o in_o time_n of_o war_n he_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o son_n xx_o li._n for_o his_o wage_n whereof_o half_o to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o rest_n quarterly_a as_o long_o as_o he_o do_v continue_v therein_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v well_o and_o sufficient_o arm_v array_v and_o horse_v for_o the_o war_n suitable_a to_o his_o degree_n with_o one_o yeoman_n 2._o groom_n and_o 4._o horse_n and_o to_o have_v diet_n for_o himself_o and_o livery_n for_o his_o say_a servant_n and_o horse_n but_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v the_o three_o part_n of_o whatsoever_o he_o the_o say_v robert_n or_o his_o man_n do_v gain_v by_o the_o war_n
the_o freehold_n of_o one_o ulwinus_n in_o edw._n the_o conf._n time_n and_o the_o e._n of_o mellent_a one_o hide_v rate_v at_o xx_o s._n which_o chentvin_n possess_v before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n but_o in_o domesday-book_n it_o be_v write_v franchetone_n the_o k_n be_v not_o then_o use_v by_o the_o norman_a clerk_n how_o to_o reconcile_v this_o with_o what_o i_o find_v by_o other_o record_n â—_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la give_v by_o e._n leofrike_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n at_o his_o foundation_n thereof_o 1_o edw._n conf._n and_o that_o it_o continue_v to_o that_o monastery_n even_o till_o its_o dissolution_n be_v repute_v the_o baronia_n prioris_fw-la de_fw-fr cou._n as_o the_o record_n â—â—_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o manife_v i_o do_v not_o well_o know_v that_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n and_o some_o land_n in_o frankton_n be_v in_o other_o hand_n be_v apparent_a but_o these_o be_v of_o so_o small_a a_o proportion_n that_o i_o can_v conceive_v they_o extend_v to_o more_o than_o what_o the_o e._n of_o mellent_a have_v and_o therefore_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o conjecture_v i_o shall_v by_o the_o help_n of_o strong_a circumstance_n conclude_v that_o what_o rog._n e._n of_o shrewsbury_n have_v here_o at_o that_o time_n he_o enjoy_v by_o intrusion_n upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o monk_n which_o be_v no_o strange_a act_n among_o those_o bold_a person_n who_o have_v such_o large_a share_n in_o this_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o conquest_n thereof_o and_o that_o the_o church_n be_v found_v and_o endow_v out_o of_o the_o e._n of_o mellent_n part_n of_o the_o probability_n whereof_o i_o shall_v make_v some_o further_a observation_n anon_o touch_v the_o prior_n manor_n i_o find_v 4._o that_o k._n h._n 3._o grant_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o cou._n free-warren_n in_o all_o their_o demesn_a land_n here_o 30_o julii_fw-la 41_o h._n 3._o and_o that_o rog._n meyland_n b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n in_o a_o 1260._o 44_o h._n 3._o give_v they_o immunity_n 4._o from_o payment_n of_o any_o tithe_n out_o of_o all_o their_o demesn_a land_n lie_v therein_o other_o privilege_n the_o say_a monastery_n have_v here_o as_o appeareth_z by_o the_o quo_fw-la warr_n roll_v of_o 13_o e._n 1._o whereunto_o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n for_o satisfaction_n as_o i_o also_o do_v to_o the_o leiger-book_n r._n of_o that_o house_n f._n 217._o a._n and_o 220_o a._n for_o the_o extent_n with_o the_o mete_n and_o bound_n thereof_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monastery_n it_o continue_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o 32_o eliz._n and_o then_o be_v grant_v 15._o to_o tho._n thornton_n and_o tho._n woodcock_n and_o their_o heir_n who_o sell_v cedul_n it_o to_o john_n temple_n which_o john_n give_v it_o unto_o john_n temple_n one_o of_o his_o young_a son_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n now_o enjoy_v it_o i_o now_o come_v to_o the_o other_o part_n which_o the_o e._n of_o mellent_a hold_v with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n this_o as_o most_o of_o that_o earl_n land_n do_v come_v to_o hen._n de_fw-fr neuburgh_n the_o first_o e._n of_o warw._n after_o the_o conquest_n or_o to_o rog._n his_o son_n for_o in_o 12_o h._n 2._o will._n e._n of_o warw._n certify_v a._n that_o rob._n de_fw-fr frankton_n hold_v one_o kts._n fee_n of_o he_o de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o say_v rob._n be_v enfeoft_v thereof_o temp_n h._n 1._o which_o kts._n fee_n be_v hold_v nevil_n of_o the_o succeed_a earl_n by_o will._n de_fw-fr frankton_n in_o 20_o h._n 3._o from_o who_o descend_v nevil_n ralph_n de_fw-fr frankton_n who_o past_o nevil_n this_o manor_n to_o rog._n de_fw-fr elinhale_n and_o he_o to_o nevil_n ralph_n de_fw-fr okeover_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n sister_n nevil_n to_o the_o say_v roger._n which_o ralph_n in_o 4_o e._n 2._o alien_v 2._o to_o joh._n le_fw-fr palmere_n of_o frankton_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o say_a advouson_n of_o the_o church_n with_o one_o mess._n 2_o yard_n land_n 3_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o 3_o s._n 1_o d._n rent_n to_o who_o succeed_v will._n le_fw-fr palmere_n which_o will._n in_o 20_o e._n 3._o with_o henry_n de_fw-fr hinton_n be_v certify_v â—_o to_o hold_v half_o a_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o rob._n champayn_n and_o he_o of_o comit._n ralph_n basset_n and_o he_o of_o will._n le_fw-fr boteler_n of_o oversley_n and_o he_o of_o the_o say_v e._n of_o warw._n so_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o boteler_n be_v original_o enfeoft_v thereof_o by_o the_o e._n of_o mellent_a or_o the_o e._n of_o warw._n who_o possess_v so_o much_o of_o mellent_n land_n and_o grant_v it_o to_o basset_n and_o he_o to_o champayne_n of_o who_o palmer_n have_v it_o in_o who_o male_a line_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 6._o time_n and_o then_o come_v to_o john_n hereward_n by_o kath._n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o tho._n palmer_n as_o the_o institution_n to_o the_o rectory_n manifest_a but_o the_o next_o possessor_n thereof_o that_o i_o find_v b_o be_v ric._n duke_n of_o newenton-purcell_n in_o com._n ......_o gent._n who_o live_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 8._o time_n who_o grandchild_n john_n duke_n die_v eliz._n seize_v of_o it_o in_o 7_o eliz._n leave_v ric._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 2_o year_n old_a since_o which_o one_o tho._n leeson_n and_o after_o he_o edw._n york_n and_o george_n his_o son_n have_v be_v owner_n of_o it_o and_o so_o also_o john_n shukburgh_n esq_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o mr_n yorke_n daughter_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o church_n be_v value_v scac._n at_o five_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a but_o in_o b._n 26_o h._n 8._o at_o cxii_o s._n over_o and_o above_o viij_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n and_o iiii_o l._n yearly_o pay_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o sacrist_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n inst._n rob._n de_fw-fr hokovere_fw-la &_o alicia_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la â—_o joh._n de_fw-fr clungunford_n diac._n 9_o cal._n oct._n 1304._o joh._n lâ—_n palmâ—r_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr chaddesden_n cler._n 9_o cal._n martii_fw-la 1338._o joh._n lâ—_n palmâ—r_n b._n joh._n palmer_n cler._n 4_o id._n apr._n 1342._o will._n le_fw-fr palmer_n a._n joh._n fill_n will._n le_fw-fr palmer_n cler._n 4_o non._n julii_fw-la 1346._o joh._n le_fw-fr palmer_n a._n ric._n boule_n cler._n 16_o cal._n jan._n 1350._o joh._n le_fw-fr palmer_n ibid._n tho._n le_fw-fr palmer_n id._n jan._n 1350._o d._n episcopus_fw-la a._n tho._n barwe_v cler._n 8_o feb._n 1372._o henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr wentebriggs_n a._n magr._fw-la walt._n london_n 5_o junii_fw-la 1404._o tho._n palmer_n a._n will._n couper_n cap._n 13_o febr._fw-la 1408._o tho._n palmer_n a._n joh._n everard_n cap._n 1_o oct._n 1410._o tho._n palmer_n b._n ric._n wodyngtone_n cap._n 13._o maii_n 1411._o joh._n hereward_n &_o uâ—_n ejus_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o haeâ—es_n tho._n palmer_n de_fw-fr frankton_n b._n ric._n pracy_n pbr._n ult_n jan._n 1427._o joh._n hereward_n &_o uâ—_n ejus_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o haeâ—es_n tho._n palmer_n de_fw-fr frankton_n a._n henr._n coventre_n cap._n 15._o febr._n 1451._o reynburn_n balguy_a &_o alii_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n ric._n duke_n de_fw-fr newenton-purcell_n gen_fw-la b._n edw._n stretehey_n art_n magr._fw-la 19_o apr._n 1529._o will._n hancok_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ex_fw-la concess_n ric._n duke_n a._n bernardus_n massy_n cler._n ....._o 1547._o anthon._n leeson_n de_fw-fr abthorpe_n in_o com._n northampt._n gen._n h._n joh._n newton_n cler._n 27_o jan._n 1560._o anthon._n leeson_n in_o leg_n bacc_fw-la ibid._n tho._n dagly_n cler._n 7_o jan._n 1563._o wilfridus_n leutiâ—_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n will._n câ—ver_o 3_o dec._n 1566._o henr._n clever_n de_fw-fr herdwicke_n joh._n smyth_n f._n 11_o aug._n 1569._o georgius_n york_n be_v ric._n shughborough_n cler._n art_n bacc_fw-la 16_o junii_fw-la incert_v 1619._o cath._n densey_n ex_fw-la concess_n ric._n shughburgh_n &_o g._n york_n joh._n biker_n art_n magr._fw-la 20._o julii_fw-la 1626._o wapenbury_n next_o below_o on_o the_o same_o side_n of_o leame_z stands_z wapenbury_n one_o of_o the_o lordship_n in_o this_o shire_n give_v by_o k._n will._n the_o conq._n unto_o geffrey_n wirce_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o monkskirby_n which_o geffrey_n be_v a_o good_a benefactor_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o s._n nicholas_n at_o angiers_n in_o france_n bestow_v cotton_n on_o they_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o tithe_n in_o this_o village_n by_o the_o conq._n survey_v it_o be_v certify_v that_o this_o place_n contain_v 5_o hide_n and_o that_o there_o be_v then_o a_o mill_n rate_v at_o vi_o s._n viij_o d._n with_o wood_n of_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o 2_o furlong_n broad_a all_o be_v then_o value_v at_o cx_o s._n
32._o h._n 6._o and_o then_o sc_n 13_o oct._n they_o assure_v to_o the_o pr._n and_o covent_n of_o sulby_n aforesaid_a the_o pension_n of_o xx_o s._n issue_v out_o of_o it_o with_o 8_o pound_n of_o wax_n yearly_o due_a to_o the_o say_a carthusian_n and_o the_o perpetual_a patronage_n of_o the_o rectory_n which_o be_v appropriate_v a._n to_o those_o canon_n by_o regin_v bowler_n b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n 30_o aug._n a_o 1454._o 32_o h._n 6._o there_o be_v thereupon_o reserve_v a._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n pension_n to_o the_o b._n and_o his_o successor_n and_o two_o s._n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o cou._n to_o be_v yearly_o pay_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n as_o also_o three_o s._n iiii_o d._n per_fw-la a_o to_o the_o poor_a of_o this_o parish_n for_o ever_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v â—_o at_o viij_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n be_v a_o stipend_n as_o it_o seem_v in_o money_n only_o pay_v to_o the_o incumbent_n by_o the_o canon_n of_o sulby_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumb_fw-la &_o temp_n inst._n lich._n prior_n &_o conu._n the_o kirby-monach_a hugo_n tankard_n cap._n 1283._o prior_n &_o conu._n the_o kirby-monach_a magr._fw-la henr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n a._n id._n dec._n 1315._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la temporalium_fw-la priorat_fw-la de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v tho._n breton_n b._n pbr._n 6_o cal._n dec._n 1325._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la temporalium_fw-la priorat_fw-la de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v will._n del_fw-it peek_n b._n pbr._n 9_o cal._n nou._n 1349._o pr._n &_o c._n the_o kirby-monach_a joh._n de_fw-fr hermesthorp_n a._n cler._n 11_o cal._n sept._n 1361._o rad._n co._n staff_n procurator_n generalis_fw-la pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kirby_n will._n mountain_n a._n accol_n 9_o cal._n martii_fw-la 1365._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr staynton_n b._n 14_o cal._n feb._n 1369._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la tho._n de_fw-fr schifford_n a._n 24_o martii_fw-la 1371._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr hopwas_n b._n pbr._n 2_o cal._n nou._n 1373._o pr._n &_o c._n the_o kirby-monach_a joh._n newenham_n b._n cap._n 8._o julii_fw-la 1402._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n io._n bernard_n b._n 14_o junii_fw-la 1411._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n henr._n scharyngton_n a._n cler._n 24_o dec._n 1418._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n w._n wreo_n b._n cap._n 25_o nou._n 1419_o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n ric._n swanland_n a._n 22_o julii_fw-la 1422._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n io._n stoke_n â—_o pbr._n 8_o maii_n 1424_o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n walt._n wodeward_n â—_o 14_o maii_n 1427._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n tho._n crane_n a._n cap._n 21_o julii_fw-la 1453._o patroni_fw-la vic._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr sulby_n humfr._n fownes_o b._n cap._n 20._o martii_fw-la 1535._o edw._n sanders_n serviens_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr sulby_n franc._n kymberley_n a._n cap._n 9_o martii_fw-la 1547._o d._n regina_fw-la joh._n hadfeild_n a._n cler._n 16â—_n aug._n 1582._o tho._n wace_n son_n &_o th._n wace_n jun._n de_fw-fr wapenbury_n yeoman_n nich._n mare_n â—_o 3_o sept._n 1586._o eathorpe_n this_o be_v a_o little_a village_n lie_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o wapenbury_n and_o have_v have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o near_o the_o river_n ea_fw-la in_o our_o old_a english_a signify_v water_n and_o thorpe_n a_o village_n or_o hamlet_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o parish_n so_o have_v it_o be_v ever_o a_o member_n thereof_o and_o possess_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o that_o manor_n howbeit_o till_o h._n 6._o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o record_n but_o then_o as_o in_o wapenbury_n i_o have_v show_v ric._n stafford_n esq_n and_o ralph_n beller_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v owner_n thereof_o since_o which_o it_o have_v attend_v the_o possession_n of_o that_o lordship_n weston_n subtus_fw-la wethele_n further_o yet_o on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o leame_z stand_v weston_n which_o have_v the_o name_n from_o its_o situation_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o town_n in_o this_o county_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o subt_n wethele_n the_o wood_n lie_v northwards_o of_o it_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o wethele-wood_n in_o l._n the_o conq._n time_n the_o e._n of_o mellent_a be_v possess_v of_o 3_o hide_n here_o except_v the_o three_o part_n of_o one_o virgate_n the_o wood_n belong_v thereto_o contain_v 3_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o one_o in_o breadth_n all_o which_o one_o robert_n do_v at_o that_o time_n hold_v of_o the_o say_a earl_n be_v value_v at_o 50_o s._n but_o before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n it_o be_v the_o freehold_n of_o ulf._n which_o robert_n hold_v l._n here_o also_o one_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a of_o turchil_n de_fw-fr warwick_n whereof_o in_o edw._n the_o conf._n time_n vlwi_n who_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v the_o same_o ulf_n above_o mention_v be_v possess_v here_o likewise_o have_v will._n fill_v corbution_n 2_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a then_o value_v at_o x_o s._n and_o hold_v by_o one_o johais_n but_o beside_o what_o he_o have_v do_v this_o rob._n also_o hold_v napton_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n and_o have_v his_o residence_n there_o assume_v it_o for_o his_o surname_n his_o posterity_n for_o a_o long_a time_n after_o continue_v owner_n thereof_o in_o 2._o 20_o h._n 2._o this_o manor_n with_o napton_n then_o possess_v by_o adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n answer_v 22_o l._n to_o the_o k._n impose_v upon_o he_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o adhere_v to_o the_o rebel_n which_o two_o manor_n be_v original_o in_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a as_o aforesaid_a be_v in_o 20_o h._n 3._o certify_v nevil_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o 2_o kts._n fee_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o winchester_n in_o respect_n that_o that_o part_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n come_v by_o marriage_n of_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n female_a unto_o quincy_n of_o these_o naptons_n diver_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o adam_n whereof_o in_o h._n 3._o time_n be_v sir_n adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n kt._n who_o entail_v hatton_n this_o manor_n upon_o his_o grandchild_n adam_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n which_o adam_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o be_v certify_v b._n to_o hold_v it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o boghan_n one_o of_o the_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v e._n of_o winchester_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o kts._n fee_n have_v at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o water-mill_n and_o 3_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a in_o demesn_a with_o as_o much_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o tenant_n who_o hold_v by_o servile_a tenure_n as_o also_o 2_o freeholders_n hold_n 2_o cottage_n and_o eight_o more_o occupy_v 3_o yard_n land_n and_o 3_o quarter_n all_o which_o do_v suit_n twice_o a_o year_n to_o the_o court_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o winchester_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v also_o certify_v a_o that_o one_o sylvester_n de_fw-fr honygham_n hold_v another_o manor_n here_o in_o weston_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr bereford_n and_o that_o the_o say_v henry_n hold_v the_o same_o of_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n that_o be_v it_o which_o corbicon_n have_v in_o the_o conq._n time_n which_o sylvester_n have_v here_o 3_o servant_n hold_v one_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o quarter_n and_o 2_o freeholders_n occupy_v the_o like_a proportion_n touch_v that_o part_n which_o turchil_n the_o warwick_n have_v in_o the_o conq._n time_n it_o be_v likewise_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o hold_v ib._n by_o john_n de_fw-fr wileweby_n of_o rob._n de_fw-fr cumpton_n and_o by_o he_o of_o sim._n basset_n and_o by_o he_o of_o the_o e._n of_o warwick_n unto_o who_o ancestor_n the_o great_a part_n of_o turchil_n land_n be_v give_v but_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o 1_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a then_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o two_o freeholders_n of_o napton_n manor_n here_o be_v that_o family_n possess_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 4._o time_n though_o how_o long_o after_o i_o be_o not_o sure_a for_o in_o 1_o h._n 4._o do_v john_n de_fw-fr napton_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n settle_v 4._o it_o with_o napton_n on_o certain_a feoffee_n but_o long_o it_o be_v not_o after_o ere_o that_o edward_n motley_n enjoy_v it_o or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o for_o it_o appear_v 42._o that_o in_o 4_o h._n 4._o the_o say_v edward_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n in_o right_a of_o she_o the_o say_a margaret_n recover_v seisin_n of_o 7_o message_n 3_o toft_n ten_o yard_n land_n and_o 74_o s._n 9_o d._n rent_n lie_v here_o and_o in_o napton_n yet_o whether_o it_o divolve_v from_o the_o say_v edw._n to_o nich._n motley_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o wapenbury_n and_o so_o to_o sir_n edw._n belknap_n as_o that_o lordship_n do_v
son_n whâ—ch_o thomas_n the_o young_a afterward_o be_v e._n of_o warwick_n have_v obtain_v the_o king_n 3._o licence_n for_o the_o same_o by_o his_o deed_n 94._o date_v on_o tuesday_n the_o feast_n of_o s._n george_n 15._o r._n 2._o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la pass_v it_o unto_o the_o dâ—aâ—_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o collegiat-church_n in_o warwick_n and_o their_o successor_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_a king_n ric._n and_o q._n anne_n as_o also_o of_o he_o the_o say_a earl_n and_z margaret_z his_o wife_n will._n beauchamp_n his_o brother_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n with_o their_o child_n during_o this_o life_n and_o for_o the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o and_o likewise_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o progenitor_n ancestor_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whereupon_o it_o be_v appropriate_v 164._o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a college_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o richard_n scroop_n then_o bishop_n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n ann_n scil_n 1395._o 19_o r._n 2._o xiii_o s._n four_o d._n yearly_a pension_n b._n be_v reserve_v out_o of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o to_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n for_o the_o indemnity_n of_o their_o church_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichâ—â—ld_n and_o b._n two_o s._n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o coventre_n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v b._n at_o twelve_o li._n xviii_o s._n two_o d._n over_o and_o above_o 8_o s._n 6_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumb_fw-la &_o temp_n instit._n galfr._n de_fw-fr langele_n mile_n henr._n capellan_n an._n 1248._o lich._n rob._n de_fw-fr langele_n d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr leycestria_n 1299._o will._n de_fw-fr careswell_n mile_n joh._n de_fw-fr nayleston_n cler._n 3._o cal._n maii_n 1334._o b._n thom._n come_v warwici_n sim._n de_fw-fr catesby_n cler._n 12._o julii_fw-la 1375._o b._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la rob._n plumbe_n pbr._n 26._o junii_fw-la 1399._o b._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la regin_v carix_n 6._o nou._n 1404._o b._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la ric._n hayward_n cap._n 20._o jan._n 1416._o a._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la hugo_n ruhale_n cap._n 15._o mart._n 1416._o a._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la thom._n walsham_n 25._o aug._n 1421._o a._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la nich._n segrave_n 27._o dec._n 1432._o b._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la rob._n â—everley_o pbr._n 21._o sept._n 1492._o b._n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la joh._n allestre_n cap._n 28._o apr._n 1504_o aâ—_n decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la de_fw-la warwico_fw-la d._n joh._n watwood_n 12._o febr._n 1521._o a._n ric._n bidle_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n d._n &_o cap._n warw._n d._n joh._n fisher_n cap._n 13._o dec._n 1542._o b._n eliz._n regina_fw-la laurentius_n bonde_n cler._n 9_o julii_fw-la 1586._o b._n thom._n spenser_n be_v thom._n faucet_n cler._n 10._o julii_fw-la 1596._o c._n thom._n spenser_n be_v joh._n goode_n in_o art_n bacc._n 8._o dec._n 1604._o f._n thom._n spenser_n be_v laur._n hill_n cler._n 14._o junii_fw-la 1606._o ibid._n rob._n raynsford_n de_fw-fr staverton_n in_o com._n north._n arm_n edw._n nowell_n 8._o martii_fw-la 1621._o incert_v rob._n raynsford_n de_fw-fr staverton_n in_o com._n north._n arm_n ric._n cross_a art_n magr._fw-la 18._o aug._n 1623._o ibid._n flekenho_n this_o be_v the_o large_a and_o chief_a of_o the_o village_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o wolfhamcote_n and_o wherein_o one_o lewinus_n in_o the_o conq._n time_n hold_v lib._n 1._o hide_n and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o k._n then_o value_v at_o thirty_o s._n which_o he_o purchase_v of_o alwine_a his_o brother_n as_o also_o 2._o hide_n and_o half_a a_o yard_n land_n of_o ulstane_n common_o call_v s._n wolstan_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n then_o likewise_o rate_v at_o xx_o s._n more_o but_o the_o bishop_n fail_v to_o make_v good_a his_o title_n lewinus_n be_v at_o the_o king_n mercy_n for_o it_o at_o lib._n the_o same_o time_n one_o oslach_n hold_v here_o 2._o hide_n and_o a_o half_a of_o turchill_n de_fw-fr warwick_n which_o be_v the_o freehold_n of_o edwinus_fw-la before_o the_o conquest_n and_o ailricus_n one_o hide_v and_o half_a a_o yard_n land_n all_o which_o be_v value_v at_o lx_o s._n be_v part_n of_o that_o which_o turchill_n posterity_n enjoy_v for_o siward_n de_fw-fr arden_n his_o son_n give_v 1._o some_o of_o it_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o thorney_n in_o cambridgshire_n but_o how_o long_o the_o family_n of_o arden_n keep_v it_o i_o can_v direct_o say_v in_o regard_n i_o find_v that_o the_o verdon_n who_o have_v also_o wolfhamcote_n be_v possess_v hereof_o very_o ancient_o roe_n the_o verdon_n in_o 20_o h._n 3._o answer_v nevil_n for_o three_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_v lie_v here_o and_o in_o wolfhamcote_n of_o the_o rest_n which_o lewinus_n hold_v in_o the_o conq._n timâ—_n it_o seem_v that_o musard_n be_v short_o after_o enfeoft_v and_o tâ—at_o the_o family_n of_o hâ—stang_n have_v it_o from_o they_o as_o welâ—_n as_o the_o other_o land_n that_o they_o hold_v in_o this_o county_n and_o likewise_o that_o verdon_n have_v the_o most_o of_o this_o village_n to_o make_v it_o all_o entire_o his_o own_o obtain_v that_o which_o hastang_n have_v here_o this_o be_v my_o conjecture_n but_o ground_v â—pon_o great_a probability_n for_o i_o find_v that_o in_o 6_o h._n 3._o rob._n hastang_n claim_v the_o service_n for_o â—alf_a a_o knight_n fee_v here_o from_o nich._n de_fw-fr verdon_n they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n whereupon_o there_o be_v a_o fine_a 3._o levy_v which_o express_v as_o much_o further_o show_v that_o the_o say_v nicholas_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v perform_v those_o service_n to_o the_o above_o specify_v robert_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o half_a knight_n fee_v in_o n._n 20._o h._n 3._o be_v answer_v for_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o hastang_n hold_v in_o this_o shire_n under_o the_o title_n of_o feoda_n roberts_n musard_n but_o to_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr verdon_n succeed_v roe_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o brandon_n be_v show_v which_o roe_n give_v 30._o unto_o john_n fitz-alan_n with_o mâ—ud_a her_o daughter_n in_o frank-mariage_n 23._o mess._n and_o 20._o yard_n land_n in_o this_o place_n all_o which_o the_o say_a maud_n &_o john_n fitz-alan_n her_o son_n do_v entail_v upon_o 3._o rich._n de_fw-fr mundevill_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n sister_n doâ—s_n to_o the_o say_v john_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n but_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o return_v the_o say_a john_n and_o his_o heirsâ—_n which_o richard_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o that_o the_o land_n revert_v to_o the_o family_n of_o fâ—â—z-alâ—n_a for_o i_o find_v that_o edmund_n fitz-alan_n earl_n of_o arundel_n grandchild_n to_o the_o before_o mention_v john_n enfeoft_v 88_o john_n de_fw-fr segrave_n the_o elder_a and_o christian_n his_o wife_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la of_o these_o land_n to_o hold_v for_o life_n and_o after_o their_o decease_n stephen_n de_fw-fr sâ—grave_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v by_o which_o mean_v they_o descend_v with_o calâ—don_n already_o speak_v of_o to_o mowbray_n and_o so_o to_o berkley_n and_o be_v by_o henry_n lord_n perkley_n temp_n eliz._n reg._n sell_v to_o edw._n boughton_n of_o causton_n esq_n as_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v of_o who_o the_o particular_a tenant_n purchase_v their_o several_a ferme_n so_o that_o now_o the_o reputation_n that_o it_o have_v of_o a_o manor_n be_v utter_o lose_v and_o whether_o ever_o real_o it_o be_v so_o i_o make_v a_o question_n for_o the_o owner_n thereof_o never_o hold_v any_o court-baron_n there_o but_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o yearly_a meeting_n for_o the_o tenant_n which_o they_o call_v a_o court_n whereat_o they_o usual_o demise_v their_o land_n and_o enter_v the_o agreement_n in_o a_o roll_n instead_o of_o make_v any_o formal_a lease_n thereof_o as_o be_v usual_a in_o ancient_a time_n out_o of_o which_o land_n a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n be_v due_a to_o the_o manor_n of_o flekenho_n that_o be_v verdon'_v be_v now_o pay_v by_o the_o purchaser_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o land_n they_o buy_v i_o now_o return_v to_o the_o rest_n that_o verdon_n have_v here_o in_o flekenho_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o manor_n itself_o with_o land_n of_o good_a value_n thereto_o belong_v wherein_o i_o find_v that_o john_n de_fw-fr verdon_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roe_n before_o
recite_v in_o their_o chapter_n and_o that_o after_o such_o his_o decease_n the_o say_a enlargement_n of_o diet_n for_o the_o nun_n shall_v be_v change_v from_o the_o before_o mention_a tuesday_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o obâ—t_n but_o these_o hodenhull_n come_v in_o process_n of_o time_n to_o be_v distinguish_v otherwise_o than_o they_o be_v at_o first_o the_o one_o be_v call_v hodenhull-gurmund_a by_o reason_n that_o one_o gurmundus_fw-la hold_v a._n the_o 5._o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o the_o other_o hodenhull-osbert_a from_o one_o osbert_n who_o hold_v a._n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n of_o those_o earl_n which_o family_n of_o gurmund_n continue_v here_o for_o some_o descent_n for_o it_o appear_v a._n that_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o thomas_n gurmund_n hold_v the_o say_v 5._o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n at_o which_o time_n one_o simon_n de_fw-fr hodenhull_n answer_v a._n for_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n in_o the_o other_o then_o call_v schiten-hodenhull_a touch_v that_o which_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n possess_v here_o i_o find_v that_o it_o have_v ancient_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o manor_n for_o by_o that_o name_n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o they_o claim_v warr._n a_o court-leet_n and_o other_o privilege_n therein_o and_o have_v allowance_n of_o they_o as_o i_o have_v see_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o ancient_a roll_n be_v vi_o mess._n with_o vi_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a 48_o acre_n go_v to_o a_o yard_n land_n which_o part_n be_v also_o call_v 2._o schiten-hodenhull_a but_o the_o monk_n of_o combe_n continue_v not_o owner_n thereof_o till_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n for_o in_o 16_o e._n 4._o will._n catesby_n esq_n son_n of_o sir_n will._n catesby_n kt._n obtain_v catesby_n the_o same_o together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o rodburne_n and_o what_o they_o have_v in_o ascote_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n from_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o that_o house_n other_o person_n there_o be_v also_o that_o hold_v land_n in_o this_o place_n viz._n in_o b._n 20_o e._n 3._o john_n burnell_n the_o 8_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n simon_n gurmund_n b._n the_o 4_o part_n and_o about_o the_o 44_o e._n 3._o rob._n burnell_n by_o marriage_n of_o the_o heir_n the_o b._n 4_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n in_o hodinhull-bruiz_a and_o ric._n gurmund_n a_o 5_o part_n in_o hodenhull-gurmund_a which_o 5_o part_n john_n harry_n be_v find_v â—_o to_o hold_v in_o 2_o h._n 4._o but_o the_o manor_n which_o belong_v to_o nun-eaton_n continue_v to_o that_o monastery_n till_o 30_o h._n 8._o that_o all_o the_o great_a house_n go_v to_o wrack_v after_o which_o it_o be_v purchase_v from_o the_o crown_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v be_v by_o john_n spenser_n who_o ancestor_n have_v their_o residence_n aur_fw-it here_o in_o h._n 7._o time_n and_o one_o tho._n brauncefeild_n which_o john_n and_o thomas_n sell_v gibbs_n it_o to_o thomas_n wilkes_n a_o merchant_n of_o the_o staple_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n it_o divolve_v to_o will._n wilkes_n his_o brother_n and_o so_o by_o reason_n that_o robert_n his_o only_a son_n dye_v â—lz_n without_o issue_n to_o his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n whereof_o anne_n the_o elder_a be_v marry_v to_o sir_n will._n kingsmill_n kt._n frances_n the_o second_o to_o erasmus_n dreyden_n bar._n and_o margaret_n the_o three_o first_o to_o francis_n dimock_n and_o afterward_o to_o thomas_n gibbs_n whereupon_o partition_n gibbs_n be_v make_v old-hodnell_a be_v that_o part_n thereof_o where_o the_o mannour-house_n sometime_o stand_v fall_v to_o the_o say_v erasmus_n dreyden_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n sir_n john_n dreyden_n now_o of_o canons-ashby_n in_o com._n northampt._n enjoy_v it_o ascote_n another_o part_n of_o it_o to_z sir_n will._n kingsmill_n who_o have_v issue_n sir_n henry_n kingsmill_n of_o sydmenton_n in_o com._n sutht_v kt._n and_o he_o sir_n will._n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o and_o watergall_n likewise_o parcel_n thereof_o to_o thomas_n gibbs_n who_o son_n edward_n still_o have_v it_o touch_v the_o depopulation_n here_o i_o find_v â—85_n that_o in_o 18_o h._n 6._o there_o be_v but_o 4_o householder_n yet_o the_o church_n be_v stand_v in_o 23_o h._n 8._o for_o tho._n spenser_n before_o specify_v by_o his_o last_o will_n 19_o and_o testament_n make_v at_o that_o time_n bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v inter_v before_o the_o image_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n in_o the_o chancel_n thereof_o near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o his_o father_n be_v bury_v and_o over_o and_o above_o xl_o mark_n that_o he_o give_v by_o his_o say_fw-la testam_fw-la to_o this_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n helen_n appoint_v that_o his_o executor_n shall_v cause_v the_o churchyard_n to_o be_v paâ—ed_v round_o and_o to_o be_v so_o keep_v which_o thomas_n give_v also_o c_z mark_n to_o a_o c_o poor_a man_n daughter_n such_o as_o dwell_v near_a to_o hodenhull_n 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be_v a_o chapel_n here_o dedicate_v to_o s._n leonard_n but_o now_o it_o be_v ruinous_a the_o village_n be_v total_o depopulate_v knightcote_n this_o be_v heretofore_o also_o a_o member_n vill._n of_o dasset_fw-la and_o so_o not_o particular_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o aâ—_n find_v of_o it_o be_v in_o h._n 3._o time_n and_o then_o be_v there_o one_o simon_n de_fw-fr knitecote_n son_n to_o ralph_n the_o knitecote_n owner_n of_o it_o which_o ralph_n or_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v doubtless_o enfeoft_v thereof_o by_o one_o of_o the_o sudleys_n assume_v it_o seem_v their_o surname_n from_o hence_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o residence_n here_o and_o have_v a_o chapel_n in_o this_o village_n but_o the_o inheritance_n hereof_o descend_v aâ—_n to_o joan_n dycon_n of_o derset_v as_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o julian_n daughter_n to_o the_o abovesaid_a simon_n the_o knitecote_n which_o joan_n past_o a_o way_n all_o the_o 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purefey_n for_o it_o appear_v ibid._n that_o very_o short_o after_o they_o quit_v their_o right_n therein_o to_o the_o say_v thomas_n which_o thomas_n in_o 10_o h._n 7._o convey_v ibid._n it_o unto_o will._n husseâ—_n esquire_n with_o certain_a other_o land_n in_o wellesborough_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o folkshill_n within_o the_o liberty_n of_o coventre_n in_o exchange_n for_o that_o manor_n in_o fenny-drayton_n in_o com._n leicester_n call_v hussey_n manor_n the_o next_o possessor_n h._n whereof_o that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v sir_n walter_n smyth_n knight_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o shirford_n and_o fletchamsted_n who_o grandchild_n sir_n john_n smyth_n of_o crabbet_n in_o sussex_n now_o enjoy_v it_o northend_n this_o be_v likewise_o a_o part_n of_o dasset_fw-la and_o original_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o northern_a situation_n thereof_o from_o thence_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o memorable_a therein_o other_o than_o a_o chapel_n which_o it_o have_v ancient_o have_v aven-dasset_a southwards_o from_o burton-dasset_a stand_v aven-dasset_a but_o whither_o it_o be_v original_o a_o member_n thereof_o and_o part_n of_o what_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a hold_v there_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v hard_o to_o determine_v without_o far_a light_n than_o i_o have_v yet_o have_v the_o most_o ancient_a possessor_n of_o it_o that_o i_o find_v be_v william_n giffard_n a_o retainer_n to_o roger_n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o king_n stephen_n time_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o his_o so_o frequent_a be_v a_o witness_n to_o that_o earl_n charter_n and_o a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o templar_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o some_o land_n here_o as_o may_v seem_v by_o that_o account_n r._n of_o their_o possession_n take_v in_o 31_o h._n 2._o where_o it_o be_v write_v afne_v dercet_a to_o he_o succeed_v andrew_n giffard_n though_o not_o immediate_o who_o heir_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o be_v find_v n._n to_o hold_v one_o kts._n fee_v here_o of_o roe_n de_fw-mi verdun_n and_o she_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n but_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o margery_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n be_v certify_v a._n to_o be_v owner_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o of_o theobald_n de_fw-fr verdon_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o kts._n fee_n have_v then_o one_o carucate_v of_o land_n and_o a_o half_a here_o in_o demesn_a anâ—_n 5_o yard_n land_n beside_o which_o be_v hold_v by_o divers_a tenant_n who_o pay_v certain_a rent_n and_o perform_v several_a service_n for_o the_o same_o from_o which_o margery_n descend_v walter_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n lord_n vill._n thereof_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o it_o be_v then_o repute_v as_o a_o hamlet_n of_o farnborough_n which_o walter_n be_v parson_n vill._n of_o snitfield_n and_o become_v possess_v of_o this_o manor_n by_o the_o grant_n be_v of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n his_o brother_n but_o in_o 12_o e._n 2._o the_o same_o walt_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n pass_v 2._o away_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o christian_a de_fw-fr bishopsden_n widow_n of_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr bishopsden_n kt._n reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n only_o which_o christianâ—_n â—_z by_o her_o deed_n 2._o bear_v date_n the_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n valentine_n the_o martyr_n 13_o e._n 2._o sell_v her_o say_a estate_n in_o reversion_n herein_o to_o sir_n john_n peche_n the_o elder_a kt._n and_o his_o heir_n to_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o their_o male_a line_n last_v and_o afterward_o come_v to_o the_o montfort_n of_o colshill_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o peche_n lanâ—s_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o hampton_n in_o arden_n shall_v be_v show_v and_o by_o the_o attainder_n of_o sir_n simon_n montfort_n kt._n in_o 10_o h._n 7._o to_o the_o crown_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v pass_v 2._o 25_o aug._n 12_o h._n 7._o to_o gerald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n and_o eliz._n st._n john_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v which_o earl_n and_o his_o lady_n have_v a_o charter_n 2d_o of_o freewarren_a grant_v to_o they_o in_o all_o their_o demeâ—n_a land_n here_o date_v 20_o julii_fw-la 18_o h._n 7._o but_o leave_v issue_n cotton_n sir_n james_n fitz-gerald_n kt._n attaint_v in_o 28_o h._n 8._o it_o eschaet_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o by_o k._n e._n 6._o 15_o dec._n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v grant_v 4._o to_o sir_n ralph_n sadler_n kt._n master_n of_o the_o great_a wardrobe_n and_o laurence_n wenington_n gent._n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o socage_n who_o by_o their_o deed_n 〈◊〉_d bear_v date_n 6_o febr._n next_o ensue_v sell_v it_o to_o john_n woodward_n of_o butlers-merston_n and_o his_o heir_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v richard_n woodward_n gent._n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n john_n bapt._n have_v â—_o ancient_o two_o yard_n land_n belong_v thereto_o and_o in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v value_v r._n at_o twelve_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o xiii_o l._n xviii_o s._n viij_o d._n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n walt._n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr lapworth_n pbr._n 3_o id._n martii_fw-la 1302._o d._n walt._n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n a._n thomas_n betoun_n de_fw-fr snytfeld_n cap._n 12._o cal._n oct._n 1316._o .........._o b._n hugo_n de_fw-fr brok_n 10_o aug._n 1332_o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v b._n joh._n richard_n cap._n 14._o cal._n apr._n 1342._o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v a._n rog._n ennok_fw-mi cap._n 9_o cal._n junii_fw-la 1349._o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v b._n ric._n boule_n cler._n 2._o non._n julii_fw-la 1351._o
have_v new_o advance_v to_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o baron_n have_v perform_v on_o his_o behalf_n 〈◊〉_d sundry_a battle_n against_o k._n henry_n the_o 6._o and_o his_o complice_n and_o particular_o against_o henry_n d._n of_o exeter_n iâ—sâ—eâ—_n earl_n of_o penbroke_a and_o this_o james_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n in_o consideration_n thereof_o grant_v it_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d walter_n and_o the_o heâ—rs_n maâ—e_n of_o his_o body_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o sutton-courtney_n in_o berkshire_n and_o other_o great_a possession_n howbeit_o thomas_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n find_v favour_n with_o k._n edw._n be_v short_o after_o restore_v 7._o by_o act_n of_o parl._n to_o his_o land_n have_v it_o again_o whereupon_o it_o descend_v 15._o to_o his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n viz._n margaret_n marry_v to_o sir_n will._n bullein_n kt._n and_o anne_n the_o wife_n of_o sâ—r_n james_n st._n leger_n kt._n after_o which_o scil_n temp_n h._n 8._o bullein_n moiety_n be_v pass_v 8._o away_o unto_o certain_a feoffee_n to_o the_o use_n of_o sir_n will._n compton_n kt._n from_o who_o be_v lineal_o descend_v the_o now_o earl_n of_o northampton_n as_o in_o compton_n winyate_n be_v show_v the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o i_o now_o return_v to_o that_o manor_n here_o which_o be_v grant_v â—o_o morun_v in_o e._n 1._o time_n this_o continue_v in_o that_o line_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o h._n 4._o but_o then_o sir_n john_n mohun_n kt._n die_v â—â—_o without_o issue_n male_a it_o come_v by_o parâ—â—tion_n 4._o to_o ric._n le_fw-fr strange_a son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n le_fw-fr strange_n of_o knokyn_n by_o maud_n the_o young_a of_o the_o three_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n mohun_n which_o richard_n die_v 6._o seize_v thereof_o in_o 27_o h_n 6._o leaving_z sir_n john_n strange_a his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n without_o issue_n male_a iâ—an_v 27._o his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o marriage_n wâ—th_v geâ—rge_n elder_a son_n to_o thomas_n lâ—rd_n stanley_n afterward_o earl_n of_o derby_n bring_v it_o to_o that_o family_n edw._n earl_n of_o derby_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n prove_v hâ—s_a age_n have_v every_o ceâ—ul_n thereof_o according_o in_o 14_o eliz._n to_o which_o edw._n succeed_v his_o brother_n wâ—â—â—_n earl_n of_o derby_n who_o in_o our_o time_n sell_v it_o as_o i_o have_v hear_v to_o will._n earl_n of_o northampton_n grandfather_n to_o the_o present_a earl_n now_o owner_n thereof_o that_o the_o church_n here_o be_v of_o no_o less_o antiquity_n than_o the_o britain_n time_n i_o shall_v vouch_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o old_a historian_n 72._o whereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v very_o ancient_a if_o his_o relation_n have_v credit_n with_o my_o reader_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n dc_o iiii_o st._n augustine_n be_v arrive_v in_o england_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n come_v hither_o whereupon_o the_o priest_n of_o this_o parish_n repair_v to_o he_o and_o make_v a_o complaint_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o town_n not_o pay_v his_o tithe_n though_o admonish_v be_v by_o he_o excommunicate_v and_o yet_o stand_v more_o obstinate_a st._n augustine_n therefore_o convent_v he_o for_o that_o fault_n demand_v the_o reason_n of_o such_o his_o refusal_n know_v thou_o not_o quoth_v he_o that_o they_o be_v not_o thou_o but_o gâ—â—'s_n to_o who_o the_o knight_n answer_v do_v not_o i_o plough_v and_o sow_v the_o land_n i_o will_v therefore_o have_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n aswell_o as_o the_o nine_o whereupon_o st._n augustine_n reply_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o pay_v they_o i_o will_v excommunicate_v thou_o and_o so_o hasten_v to_o the_o altar_n public_o saidâ—_n i_o command_v that_o no_o excommunicate_a person_n be_v preâ—â—â—t_v at_o mass_n which_o word_n be_v no_o soon_o speak_v than_o that_o a_o dead_a man_n that_o lie_v bury_v at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n immediate_o arise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n go_v without_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o church_n yard_n and_o there_o stand_v still_o during_o the_o time_n of_o mass._n which_o be_v finish_v st._n aug._n go_v to_o he_o and_o say_v i_o command_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o tell_v i_o who_o thou_o be_v to_o who_o he_o make_v answer_v i_o be_v patron_n of_o thiâ—_n place_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n and_o though_o frequent_o warn_v by_o the_o priest_n yet_o never_o will_v pay_v he_o my_o tithe_n and_o so_o die_v excommunicate_a and_o be_v thrust_v into_o heâ—l_n which_o answer_v occasion_v st._n augustine_n to_o command_v he_o to_o show_v where_o the_o priest_n be_v bury_v that_o so_o excommunicate_v he_o who_o being_z according_o direct_v to_o his_o grave_n say_v to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o man_n may_v know_v that_o life_n and_o death_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o who_o nothing_o be_v impossible_a arise_v in_o his_o name_n for_o we_o have_v need_n of_o thou_o who_o thereupon_o come_v out_o of_o hâ—s_n grave_a and_o stand_v before_o they_o to_o who_o st_n augustine_n say_v brother_n dâ—'st_v thou_o know_v this_o man_n yes_o quoth_v he_o but_o i_o will_v i_o have_v never_o know_v he_o for_o he_o be_v always_o aâ—_n râ—bell_n to_o the_o church_n a_o with_o holder_n of_o his_o tithe_n and_o even_o to_o his_o last_o a_o very_a wicked_a man_n which_o occasion_v i_o to_o excommunicate_v he_o augustine_n reply_v brother_n thou_o know_v that_o god_n be_v merciful_a therefore_o we_o must_v have_v pity_n on_o this_o miserable_a creature_n who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o redeem_v with_o his_o blood_n have_v so_o long_o endure_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n whereupon_o deliver_v to_o he_o a_o scourge_n he_o kneel_v down_o and_o crauâ—ng_v absolution_n with_o tear_n had_z â—t_z grant_v and_o so_o by_o st._n augustine_n command_n return_v to_o his_o grave_a again_o be_v immediate_o resolve_v to_o dust_n then_o say_v st._n aug._n to_o the_o priest_n how_o long_o have_v thou_o be_v bury_v above_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n quoth_v he_o aug._n how_o have_v thou_o fare_v hitherto_o well_o quoth_v the_o priest_n enjoy_v the_o delight_n of_o eternal_a life_n aug._n be_v thou_o content_v that_o i_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n that_o thou_o may_v return_v again_o to_o we_o and_o by_o thy_o preach_n reduce_v many_o soul_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v by_o the_o devil_n far_o be_v it_o from_o thou_o o_o father_n quoth_v the_o priest_n that_o thou_o shall_v so_o disturb_v my_o quiet_n as_o to_o bring_v i_o back_o to_o the_o troublesome_a life_n of_o this_o world_n aug._n go_v thy_o way_n then_o and_o rest_n in_o peace_n pray_v for_o i_o and_o for_o the_o universal_a church_n of_o god_n so_o according_o enter_v his_o grave_n he_o fall_v also_o to_o dust_n then_o turn_v s._n augustine_n to_o the_o knight_n and_o say_v will_v thou_o now_o pay_v thy_o tithe_n to_o god_n my_o son_n who_o tremble_v and_o weep_v fall_v at_o his_o foot_n and_z 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deliverance_n whereupon_o s._n leonard_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o his_o sleep_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o black_a monk_n bid_v he_o arise_v and_o go_v home_o and_o find_v at_o his_o church_n a_o house_n of_o nun_n of_o s._n benet_n order_n but_o the_o knight_n awake_v take_v this_o for_o no_o other_o than_o a_o dream_n till_o that_o the_o same_o saint_n appear_v to_o he_o a_o second_o time_n in_o like_a manner_n howbeit_o then_o with_o much_o spiritual_a gladness_n rejoice_v he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n and_o s._n leonard_n that_o he_o will_v perform_v his_o command_n which_o vow_n be_v no_o soon_o make_v than_o that_o he_o become_v miraculous_o carry_v thence_o with_o his_o fetter_n and_o set_v in_o wroxhall_n wood_n not_o far_o distant_a from_o his_o own_o house_n yet_o know_v not_o where_o he_o be_v until_o a_o shepherd_n of_o his_o own_o pass_v through_o those_o thicket_n accidental_o find_v he_o and_o after_o some_o communication_n though_o he_o be_v at_o first_o not_o a_o 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kenilworth_n shall_v be_v due_o pay_v and_o moreover_o that_o a_o pension_n of_o two_o mark_n per_fw-la a_o shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o his_o successor_n and_o to_o the_o b._n prior_n and_o monk_n of_o worcester_n and_o their_o successor_n xx_o s._n per_fw-la a_o whereupon_o ensue_v the_o ordination_n etc._n of_o the_o vicarage_n make_v by_o the_o same_o bishop_n and_o date_v at_o hertlebury_n xi_o martii_fw-la a_o 1341._o 16_o e._n 3._o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o rectory_n here_o be_v certify_v a._n to_o be_v worth_a three_o l._n xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n per_fw-la a_o be_v so_o let_v at_o that_o time_n by_o indenture_n and_o the_o vicarage_n vi_fw-mi l._n xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n per_fw-la a_o which_o rectory_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o vicarage_n be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la past_o 4._o out_o of_o the_o crown_n together_o with_o the_o dissolve_a monastery_n of_o maxstoke_n unto_o charles_n brandon_n d._n of_o suff._n ult_n sept._n 30_o h._n 8._o and_o from_o the_o say_a duke_n except_v the_o advouson_n of_o the_o say_a vicarage_n convey_v to_o rob._n trap_n with_o maxstoke_n also_o be_v since_o sell_v aur_fw-it viz._n 2_o oct._n 44._o eliz._n to_o the_o before_o specify_v andrew_n archer_n by_o will._n poulet_n son_n of_o the_o lord_n giles_n poulet_n and_o mary_n his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o nich._n son_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v rob._n trap_n which_o advouson_n come_v by_o mean_a conveyance_n unto_o will._n stanley_n l._n mouteagle_n be_v by_o he_o 12._o jan._n 12._o eliz._n alien_v unto_o ellys_n aynesworth_n of_o bolton_n in_o come_v lanc._n gent._n who_o son_n and_o heir_n by_o his_o deed_n bear_v date_n 4_o oct._n 21._o eliz._n convey_v it_o to_o john_n addenbrook_n of_o beoley_n in_o come_v wigorn._n yeoman_n which_o john_n 12_o oct._n 27_o eliz._n past_o it_o to_o the_o same_o andrew_n archer_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n rad_n bolemere_n pbr._n 3_o cal._n apr._n 1292._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n nich._n le_fw-fr boteler_n 17_o cal._n apr._n 1303._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n thomas_z talbot_z cleric_a 15._o cal._n febr._n 1307._o a._n idem_fw-la pr._n &_o c._n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la d._n hug._n le_fw-fr despenser_n ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la haer_v comitis_fw-la warw._n ingelram_fw-la berenger_n cler._n 4._o non._n oct._n 1319._o a_o idem_fw-la pr._n &_o c._n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la d._n hug._n le_fw-fr despenser_n ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la haer_v comitis_fw-la warw._n mag._n ric._n de_fw-fr vppavene_n 11._o cal._n oct._n 1322._o a._n idem_fw-la pr._n &_o conu._n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la edw._n regis_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la d._n thom._n de_fw-fr pakynton_n pbr._n 8_o martii_fw-la a_o 1328._o b._n pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ric._n le_fw-fr gardiner_n pbr._n 17._o julii_fw-la 1339._o b._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n come_v huntendon_n d._n rob._n wyke_n 3_o apr._n 1340._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n will._n de_fw-fr coton_n 3_o maii_n 1340._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n rob._n de_fw-fr folewode_n pbr._n 25._o aug._n 1341._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n henr._n le_fw-fr gardner_n 19_o nou._n 1349._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n will._n tykenhale_n pbr._n 24._o maii_n 1375._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n ric._n dolfyn_n pbr._n 5._o aug._n 1379._o a_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n hugo_n de_fw-fr cook_n pbr._n 21_o sept._n 1381._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n ric._n martin_n 23_o maii_n 1398._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n tho._n hopley_n 23_o apr._n 1399._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n will._n bacon_n 21_o aug._n 1402._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n tho._n draper_n 16_o oct._n 1046._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n will._n elys_n cap._n 14_o julii_fw-la 1420._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n ric._n greswould_n pbr._n 28._o nou._n 1442._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d._n will._n swyneshede_v cap._n 3._o sept._n 1465._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n d_o will._n harrys_n cap._n 17_o julii_fw-la 1471._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n rad._n whitehede_v in_o leg_n bac._n 12._o apr._n 1514._o b._n henr._n 8._o rex_fw-la angl._n d._n rad._n aleyne_v cler._n 13._o dec._n 1537._o a._n elizeus_fw-la aynsworth_n gen._n joh._n park_n cler._n 7_o aug._n 1573._o b._n monumental_a inscription_n in_o this_o church_n orate_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la ricardi_n fulwode_n armigeri_fw-la &_o agnetis_fw-gr uxoris_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la ricardus_n obiit_fw-la xxiii_o die_v februarii_fw-la an._n dom._n m.d._n secundo_fw-la quorum_fw-la animabus_fw-la propitietur_fw-la deus_fw-la orate_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la roberti_n fulwode_n armigeri_fw-la &_o margaretae_n uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la robertus_fw-la fuit_fw-la excellentissimè_fw-la doctrinatus_fw-la sive_fw-la literatus_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la lege_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la obiit_fw-la xx_o die_v mensis_fw-la octobris_fw-la an._n d._n 1531._o cujus_fw-la animae_fw-la propitietur_fw-la deus_fw-la amen_o here_o lie_v bury_v edward_n archer_n gent._n while_o he_o live_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o poor_a he_o die_v the_o xviith_o of_o feburary_n anno_fw-la d._n 1592._o ✚_o ricardum_fw-la dolfyn_n cerne_v homo_fw-la locus_fw-la tenet_fw-la iste_fw-la aeternam_fw-la lucem_fw-la ei_fw-la dare_v dedignaris_fw-la christ_n but_o because_o this_o do_v import_n pray_v for_o the_o dead_a complaint_n be_v make_v to_o the_o bishop_n who_o cause_v that_o inscription_n to_o be_v deface_v and_o instead_o of_o it_o set_v up_o this_o jesus_n ricardum_fw-la dolfyn_n cerne_v homo_fw-la mortuum_fw-la locm_fw-la tenet_fw-la christi_fw-la sed_fw-la noluit_fw-la locum_fw-la christi_fw-la vivus_fw-la intrare_fw-la iste_fw-la hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la elizabetha_n filia_fw-la edwardi_fw-la gryffyn_n armigeri_fw-la obiit_fw-la 7_o oct._n 1608._o in_o this_o church_n be_v two_o chantry_n the_o one_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o the_o other_o of_o st._n katherine_n of_o these_o the_o former_a be_v found_v by_o robert_n folewode_n first_o vicar_n of_o tanworth_n after_o the_o church_n become_v appropriate_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o makstoke_n which_o rob._n by_o his_o deed_n catesby_n bear_v date_n at_o tanworth_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n gervasius_n and_o prochasius_fw-la 19_o e._n 3._o grant_v to_o one_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr folewode_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n his_o capital_a message_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n thereto_o belong_v heretofore_o possess_v by_o one_o will._n de_fw-fr lee_n and_o situate_v in_o a_o place_n call_v beaumunt_fw-la as_o also_o another_o mess._n sometime_o 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to_o excercise_n all_o other_o liberty_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n within_o monkspath_n and_o ombreslade_n pay_v therefore_o unto_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n twelve_o broad_a arrow_n head_n &_o a_o couple_n of_o capon_n at_o whitsuntide_n yearly_o this_o john_n have_v issue_n john_n and_o divers_a other_o child_n whereof_o thomas_n be_v lord_n prior_n ib._n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n in_o 14_o e._n 2._o which_o john_n the_o young_a match_v with_o margery_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n will._n traci_n of_o todington_n in_o gloucestershire_n a_o eminent_a family_n in_o those_o part_n leave_v issue_n john_n and_o thomas_n of_o which_o thomas_n i_o find_v that_o have_v be_v in_o that_o rob._n sagittarius_fw-la temp_n h._n 2._o seliit_fw-la ricardus_n johannes_n will._n le_fw-fr archer_n obiit_fw-la circa_fw-la 23_o h._n 3._o margeria_n johanna_n ux_fw-fr walt._n silij_fw-la sim._n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n isab._n ux_fw-fr wil._n silij_fw-la rad._n de_fw-fr lee._n thomas_n joh._n le_fw-fr archer_n obiit_fw-la temp_n h._n 3._o christiana_n secundò_fw-la nupra_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr berneville_n tho._n prior_n s_o joh_n hicrosol_n in_fw-it anglia_fw-it 14_o e._n 2._o wil._n rector_n eccl._n de_fw-fr pilardinton_n rob._n rector_n eccl._n de_fw-fr queinton_n joh._n le_fw-fr archer_n ob_fw-la ante_fw-la 28_o e._n 1._o margeria_n filia_fw-la will._n traci_n de_fw-fr toding_n ton_fw-fr in_o com._n glouc._n ric._n rector_n eccl._n de_fw-fr ilmindon_n 23_o e._n 3._o will._n le_fw-fr archer_n 2_o e._n 2._o thomas_n 10_o e._n 2._o joh._n le_fw-fr archer_n obiit_fw-la circa_fw-la 22._o e._n 3._o isabel_n filia_fw-la rad._n escote_n 1_o e._n 3._o joh._n le_fw-fr archer_n 16_o e._n 3._o thomas_n le_fw-fr archer_n obiit_fw-la 46_o e._n 3._o margareta_n filia_fw-la ...._o cleburie_n gilbertus_n le_fw-fr archer_n agnes_n filia_fw-la walteri_fw-la cokesey_n mil._n thomas_n le_fw-fr archer_n obiit_fw-la 4_o h._n 6._o aetat_fw-la 84._o a_o alicia_n ux_fw-fr 2._o alicia_n filia_fw-la will._n hugford_n de_fw-fr midleton_n in_o com._n salop_n mil._n obiit_fw-la 8._o h._n 5._o ric._n archer_n obiit_fw-la 11_o e._n 4._o aetat_fw-la 85._o margareta_n relicta_fw-la tho._n newport_n the_o ercall_a be_v ux_fw-fr 2._o alicia_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la wil._n lea_n de_fw-fr stotfold_n ux_fw-fr 3._o joh._n archer_n obiit_fw-la 3._o e._n 4._o vivo_fw-la patre_fw-la christiana_n sola_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la rad._n de_fw-fr blacklow_n civis_fw-la lond._n relicta_fw-la hen._n sewall_n nupra_fw-la 25_o h._n 6._o joh._n archer_n obiit_fw-la 4_o dec._n 11._o h._n 8._o alicia_n filia_fw-la baldwini_fw-la mountfort_n de_fw-fr colshill_n mil._n nupta_fw-la 7_o e._n 4._o joh._n archer_n obiit_fw-la 16_o apr._n 12._o h._n 8._o margareta_n filia_fw-la humfridi_fw-la staftord_a de_fw-la blatherwick_n nupta_fw-la 19_o h._n 7._o obiit_fw-la 21._o h._n 8._o edw._n archer_n obiit_fw-la coelebs_fw-la temp_n jac._n regis_fw-la johannes_n robertus_fw-la ric._n archer_n ob_fw-la 5._o oct._n 36._o h._n 8._o aet_fw-la 39_o matilda_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n nich._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mere_a de_fw-fr hereford_n parva_fw-la ob_fw-la 23._o aug._n 6_o &_o 5._o ph._n &_o m._n edw._n fulco_n miles_n francisca_z wimfrida_n anna_n humfr._n archer_n obiit_fw-la 24_o oct._n 4._o eliz._n anna_n filia_fw-la rob._n tounsend_n de_fw-fr ludlow_n mil._n capit_fw-la justic_n walliae_fw-la obiit_fw-la 28_o nou._n 5._o jac._n joh._n archer_n duxit_fw-la elianoram_fw-la fill_v &_o haer_fw-mi ric._n frewin_n de_fw-fr handley_n in_o com._n wigorn._n andrea_n archer_n ob_fw-la 23._o apr._n an._n 1629._o margar._n filia_fw-la sim._n ralegh_n de_fw-fr farnborough_n at_o obiit_fw-la 16_o aug._n 1614_o ric._n archer_n de_fw-fr nethorp_n in_o com._n oxon._n duxit_fw-la marian_n fill_n &_o haer_fw-mi roul_n bull_n de_fw-fr nethorp_n simon_n archer_n natus_fw-la 21_o sept._n 1581._o factus_fw-la eq_fw-la aur_fw-it per_fw-la regem_fw-la jac._n 21_o 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do_v become_v tenant_n thereof_o to_o the_o say_v hugh_n as_o a_o ancient_a register_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n show_v wherein_o it_o be_v write_v lappewrte_n and_o say_v to_o be_v de_fw-mi soca_fw-mi episcopi_fw-la be_v hold_v of_o the_o bishop_n manor_n of_o old-stratford_n from_o hence_o till_o k._n h._n 3._o time_n have_v no_o light_n from_o record_n to_o guide_v i_o i_o must_v by_o what_o appear_v afterward_o only_o guess_v at_o the_o most_o probable_a course_n of_o its_o succession_n which_o i_o conceive_v be_v thus_o viz._n that_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o grentemasnill_n land_n it_o come_v by_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o that_o family_n to_o rob._n surname_v blanchmain_v earl_n of_o leicester_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o she_o be_v wed_v and_o that_o the_o ancestor_n of_o henry_n pipard_n who_o live_v in_o h._n 3._o time_n obtain_v it_o by_o feoffment_n from_o that_o earl_n or_o the_o say_v henry_n himself_o from_o 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haeres_fw-la joh._n catesby_z the_o ashby-legers_a in_o come_v northamp_n will._n catesby_n mile_n philippe_n filia_fw-la &_o una_fw-la haer_v will._n bishopsden_n mil._n elena_n uxor_fw-la ricardi_n merebroke_n thomas_n montfort_n agnes_n uxor_fw-la philippi_n de_fw-fr ailesbury_n postea_fw-la joh._n bukmore_n rog._n ailesbury_n de_fw-fr lapworth_n beatrix_n monialis_fw-la apud_fw-la wroxhale_v leticia_n magister_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr brandestone_n 7_o e._n 1._o of_o henry_n de_fw-fr brandeston_n above_o mention_v i_o find_v that_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n or_o professor_n in_o some_o learning_n for_o he_o have_v the_o addition_n of_o magister_n catesby_n and_o that_o he_o grant_v catesby_n this_o manor_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr brandeston_n his_o brother_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v which_o hugh_n be_v a_o knight_n 1._o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o have_v in_o 21._o e._n 1._o a_o charter_n 32._o of_o freewarren_a grant_v 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de_fw-la lapworth_n have_v in_o 11_o e._n 3._o obtain_v a_o lease_n ib._n thereof_o from_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr bishopsden_n kt._n for_o xl_o year_n in_o 33_o e._n 3._o be_v constitute_v 7._o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o array_n in_o this_o county_n he_o bear_v supâ—a_fw-la for_o his_o arm_n two_o bar_n with_o a_o bendlet_n over_o they_o and_o die_v in_o 36_o e._n 3._o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v for_o than_o do_v it_o appear_v aur_fw-it that_o sibilla_n his_o wife_n be_v a_o widow_n leave_v issue_n 3_o daughter_n viz._n beatrice_n hatton_n a_o nun_n at_o wroxhall_n agnes_n wed_v aur_fw-it to_o philip_n de_fw-fr aylesbury_n and_o rose_n to_o aur_fw-it richard_n de_fw-fr montfort_n betwixt_o which_o two_o last_v mention_v daughter_n his_o inheritance_n here_o become_v divide_v aur_fw-it in_o 43_o e._n 3._o and_o that_o of_o letice_n their_o aunt_n in_o catesby_n 47_o e._n 3._o which_o
greatness_n and_o power_n dare_v not_o appear_v to_o challenge_v the_o jury_n so_o that_o he_o have_v cccâ—_n â—_z give_v he_o for_o damage_n against_o they_o but_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o in_o 3_o e._n 3._o this_o mighty_a man_n be_v seize_v upon_o 10._o by_o the_o king_n at_o nottingham_n castle_n and_o by_o a_o parliament_n there_o hold_v condemn_v 10._o for_o treason_n be_v put_v to_o death_n whereby_o all_o his_o possession_n become_v confiscate_v insomuch_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n before_o specify_v petition_v the_o k._n that_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_a unto_o they_o in_o forbear_v to_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n upon_o that_o verdict_n whereupon_o he_o be_v please_v to_o remit_v thereof_o suprà _fw-la ccxlvi_o li._n xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n whether_o by_o any_o conveyance_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n before_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v that_o rob._n de_fw-fr moreby_n of_o moreby_o in_o yorkshire_n have_v a_o interest_n here_o i_o know_v 〈◊〉_d nor_o what_o he_o so_o have_v but_o in_o 7_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v that_o the_o k._n grant_v to_o he_o a_o charter_n 10._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o at_o solihull_n as_o also_o at_o bonnewick_n and_o moreby_o in_o yorkshire_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o be_v in_o the_o bishop_n heir_n what_o ever_o estate_n the_o same_o rob._n de_fw-fr moreby_n have_v for_o in_o 26_o e._n 3._o by_o a_o fine_a 3._o then_o levy_v betwixt_o anne_n the_o widow_n of_o edw._n le_fw-fr despenser_n plaintiff_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr hothum_n of_o bondeby_n kt._n deforâ—â—_n this_o manor_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o same_o anne_n during_o her_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n son_n to_o the_o say_v edw._n and_o anne_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n i._o hothum_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n and_o so_o to_o katherine_n sister_n of_o the_o say_v alice_n etc._n etc._n which_o 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of_o his_o reign_n pass_v to_o edward_n duke_n of_o york_n for_o life_n all_o the_o land_n which_o be_v thomas_n lord_n spenser_n attaint_v by_o parl._n octab._n hill_n 3_o h._n 4._o the_o remainder_n to_o ric._n beauchamp_n of_o bergavenny_n kt._n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n sister_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n late_a lord_n despenser_n decease_v and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o same_o richard_n and_o isabella_n the_o duke_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o grant_n possess_v himself_o of_o this_o manor_n 〈◊〉_d colour_n that_o for_o want_v of_o issue_n by_o the_o â—aâ—d_a sir_n edward_n bâ—teler_n and_o anne_n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o thomas_n le_fw-fr despenser_n earl_n of_o glouc._n so_o attaint_v and_o hold_v it_o till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v in_o 3_o h._n 5_o for_o he_o be_v slay_v 16._o at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n 25_o oct._n the_o same_o year_n ric._n beauchamp_n and_o isabella_n his_o 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purchase_n d._n of_o more_o from_o richard_n de_fw-fr kyncton_n as_o also_o of_o a_o mill_n with_o two_o pool_n call_v horn-poole_n and_o nes-poole_n from_o gerard_n de_fw-fr alspath_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n in_o 12_o e._n 2._o obtain_v a_o special_a charter_n 64._o from_o the_o king_n for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z upon_o the_o tuesday_n at_o this_o his_o manor_n of_o alspath_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_o to_o last_v for_o eight_o day_n begin_v on_o the_o eve_n of_o s_o t_o laurence_n the_o martyr_n from_o which_o family_n with_o their_o other_o land_n it_o come_v 69._o to_o the_o moubrays_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o caludon_n appear_v in_o who_o line_n it_o continue_v till_o 4._o edward_n the_o four_o time_n but_o the_o next_o posseâ—or_n 25._o of_o it_o of_o who_o i_o have_v find_v mention_n be_v thomas_n earl_n of_o derby_n in_o 11_o h._n 8._o to_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v till_o this_o present_a anno_fw-la scil_n 1640._o a_o four_o 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patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr will._n fill_n gerardi_n de_fw-fr alespath_n 4._o cal._n dec._n 1301._o b_o prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr joh._n the_o kirkeby_n cap._n non._n sept._n 1312._o a._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr thomas_n legate_n pbr._n 19_o cal._n julii_fw-la 1321._o b._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr joh._n moses_n pbr._n 6._o cal._n sept._n 1361._o a._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr thomas_n lucas_n cap._n 25._o maii_n 1411._o b._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr joh._n heyfield_n pbr._n 20._o junii_fw-la 1422._o b._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr joh._n brokesby_n pbr._n 2._o dec._n 1423._o a._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr d._n will._n hancock_n 20._o apr._n 1425._o a._n prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr rob._n 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marriage_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la with_o eliz._n his_o daughter_n unto_o walter_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n edward_n aston_n knight_n from_o who_o descend_v sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n who_o in_o 1._o caroli_n or_o about_o that_o time_n sell_v it_o to_o the_o tenant_n but_o that_o whâ—ch_v the_o monk_n of_o burton_n have_v here_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n at_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o be_v in_o 33._o of_o that_o king_n reign_n give_v 4._o to_o the_o collegiate-church_n of_o burton_n before_o specify_v for_o king_n henry_n have_v out_v the_o monk_n place_v a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n in_o their_o room_n but_o this_o collegiate-church_n soon_o follow_v the_o fate_n which_o the_o abbey_n have_v be_v likewise_o dissolve_v in_o 37_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n 16._o patent_n bear_v date_n 31._o jan._n the_o same_o year_n grant_v this_o manor_n for_o by_o that_o name_n it_o be_v pass_v 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hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n joh._n the_o depe_a pbr._n 3_o id._n maii_n 1340._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n â—_o d._n ric._n lucas_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1369._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n rob._n lucas_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1378._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n joh._n ivelyth_a cler._n 20._o nou._n 1404._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n will._n batayll_v cap._n 27._o junii_fw-la 1413._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n ric._n hazard_n pbr._n 11._o apr._n 1429._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n joh._n alisawndre_n 9_o febr._n 1437._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n ric._n parker_n 3_o julii_fw-la 1438._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n henr._n fulcock_n 5._o martii_fw-la 1501._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n will._n darley_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 12._o febr._n 1524._o b._n ric._n coton_n gen_fw-la &_o alii_fw-la ex_fw-la concess_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr burton_n d._n thom._n farmer_n cap._n 7._o sept._n 1542._o b._n sim._n harcot_n be_v ranulphus_fw-la orton_n 19_o aug._n 1567._o b._n humfr._fw-la ferrer_n be_v ex_fw-la concess_n roberti_n comitis_fw-la leic._n rog._n molde_n cler._n 8._o oct._n 1583._o b._n jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n rob._n bostok_v cler._n 10._o junii_fw-la 1619._o incert_v jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n mich._n bostok_v cler._n 3._o nou._n 1620._o incert_v jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n joh._n prior_n cler._n in_o art_n bac._n 7._o nou._n 1623._o incert_v newton_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o sekindon_n as_o by_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n will_v appear_v for_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n and_o till_o 5_o h._n 2._o it_o be_v 2._o in_o the_o king_n hand_n be_v for_o that_o respect_n call_v newton-regis_a but_o then_o grant_v 2._o to_o geffrey_n sauvage_n it_o continue_v to_o his_o descendant_n whilst_o the_o male_a line_n last_v and_o afterward_o to_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o last_o william_n as_o the_o pedigree_n in_o baginton_n manife_v howbeit_o the_o second_o geffrey_n be_v expose_v to_o a_o defence_n 1._o of_o his_o title_n thereto_o in_o 7_o r._n 1._o against_o thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n the_o service_n 3._o by_o which_o he_o hold_v it_o be_v half_o a_o knight_n fee_n but_o by_o heir_n female_a come_v to_o ednesoure_n and_o meinill_n i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o thomas_n de_fw-fr ednesoure_n and_o philippe_n de_fw-fr meinill_n joint_o claim_v w._n a_o court-leet_n with_o assize_n of_o beer_n gallow_n and_o free_a warren_n therein_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o king_n h._n 2._o all_o which_o be_v allow_v from_o which_o say_v thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n by_o lucia_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o say_v will._n le_fw-fr sauvage_n the_o one_o moiety_n thereof_o descend_v to_o the_o herthull_n of_o who_o in_o baginton_n i_o have_v speak_v and_o from_o herthull_n after_o divers_a descent_n to_o 18._o cokain_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o pooley_n manife_v in_o which_o family_n it_o continue_v till_o sir_n edward_n cokain_n grandfather_n to_o sir_n aston_n cokain_n baronet_n now_o live_a sell_v it_o but_o from_o the_o before_o specify_v philippe_n the_o second_o sister_n and_o coheir_n of_o sauvage_n the_o other_o moiety_n come_v to_o the_o meinill_n of_o derbyshireâ—_n â—_z she_o be_v the_o wife_n 3._o of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr meinill_n of_o langley-meinill_a in_o that_o county_n where_o the_o chief_a seat_n be_v sometime_o steward_n be_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o continue_v in_o that_o line_n for_o divers_a descent_n sir_n hugh_n meinill_n great-grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v hugh_n and_o philippe_n have_v in_o 24_o e._n 3._o a_o charter_n 8._o of_o free_a warren_n â—inter_n alia_fw-la in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o to_o which_o sir_n hugh_n succeed_v 49._o sir_n richard_n and_o to_o he_o sir_n ralph_n who_o die_v 35._o in_o 12_o r._n 2._o without_o issue_n male_a whereby_o his_o four_o daughter_n become_v heir_n to_o the_o estate_n viz._n joane_n ib._n first_o marry_v 41._o to_o john_n staunton_n and_o afterward_o d._n to_o sir_n thomas_n clinton_n knight_n elizabeth_z to_o 41._o william_n crawshawe_n margaret_n 41._o and_o thomasine_n 41._o betwixt_o who_o partition_n be_v make_v it_o be_v allot_v be_v to_o elizabeth_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o sir_n ralph_n shirley_n of_o staunton-harold_n in_o com._n leic._n knight_n with_o be_v margaret_z her_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o the_o say_v john_n and_o do_v continue_v in_o that_o family_n till_o that_o sir_n thomas_n shirley_n knight_n a_o young_a son_n to_o sir_n george_n shirley_n baronet_n within_o these_o few_o year_n sell_v it_o to_o the_o tenant_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v in_o h._n 2._o time_n but_o a_o chapel_n be_v to_o sekindon_n and_o in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n in_o 39_o e._n 3._o upon_o some_o difference_n which_o arise_v betwixt_o the_o parson_n of_o clifton-camvile_a in_o com._n staff_n and_o the_o parson_n of_o this_o church_n touch_v the_o perception_n of_o certain_a tithe_n i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v by_o robert_n de_fw-fr stretton_n then_o bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n thus_o b._n accord_v viz._n that_o of_o all_o calf_n colt_n and_o lambâ—_n belong_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o newton_n and_o fall_v within_o clifton-parish_n as_o also_o for_o the_o mâ—lk_n of_o the_o kine_n there_o call_a the_o parson_n of_o clifton_n shall_v thenceforth_o receive_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n id_fw-la est_fw-la for_o a_o colt_n a_o penny_n a_o lamb_n a_o half_a penny_n and_o for_o a_o calf_n
aug._n a_o 1367._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kennel_n a._n rog._n the_o wavere_a pbr._n xiii_o kl._n sept._n a_o 1374._o will._n purfray_n be_v b._n joh._n grantham_n cap._n iiii_o jan._n a_o 1403._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kennel_n b._n will._n treberve_v iiii_o maii_n a_o 1433._o will._n purfray_n be_v dom_n de_fw-fr church-wave_a a._n simon_n moss_n x._o kl._n aug._n a_o 1433._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kennel_n b._n ric._n aystowe_v xx_o maii_n a_o 1435._o mag._n thom._n purefay_n be_v hac_fw-la vice_n ex_fw-la concess_n nich._n purefay_n be_v b._n hugo_n purefay_n scolaris_fw-la xv_o junii_fw-la a_o 1533._o edw._n north_n gen_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_n patr._n ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenil_n a._n d._n thom._n de_fw-fr warmyngton_n cler_n 6._o aug._n a_o 1535._o d._n episcopus_fw-la b._n rog._n eliot_n art_n mag._n xuj_o jan._n a_o 1566._o will._n dixwell_n gener_fw-la &_o concessione_n joh._n purefey_n be_v f._n will._n bentley_n cleric_a xxix_o junii_fw-la a_o 1566._o thom._n leigh_n de_fw-fr stonley_n mile_n ib._n rob._n myddilmore_n cler._n vi_fw-la aug._n a_o 1566._o will._n leigh_n mile_n bundle_n rog._n vicar_n cleric_a v._o jan._n a_o 1596._o coton_n juxta_fw-la church-ove_a coton_n ancient_o call_v cotes_n be_v in_o this_o parish_n coat_n and_o cotan_n in_o the_o saxon_a signify_v a_o house_n of_o habitation_n as_o we_o know_v in_o our_o ordinary_a language_n but_o be_v a_o member_n of_o church-ove_a be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o conq._n survey_v nor_o afterward_o that_o i_o have_v see_v till_o hugh_n bagot_n give_v it_o with_o newton_n to_o ingeram_n his_o brother_n as_o in_o newton_n i_o have_v observe_v which_o gift_n roger_n bagot_n son_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n confirm_v 106_o for_o cotes_n only_o wherein_o be_v express_v that_o william_n trussell_n as_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n ratify_v the_o same_o be_v one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la odonis_fw-la as_o when_o i_o come_v to_o loxley_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o show_v and_o thereupon_o b._n receive_v homage_n of_o the_o say_a ingeram_n in_o the_o hundred_o of_o barlichway_n here_o be_v b._n a_o family_n to_o who_o this_o place_n ancient_o give_v name_n scil_n de_fw-fr cotes_n who_o hold_v that_o which_o they_o have_v of_o the_o abovementioned_a bagot_n and_o be_v benefactor_n to_o comb_v as_o appear_v by_o some_o pettâ—_n grant_v of_o land_n give_v to_o those_o monk_n one_o of_o which_o line_n have_v burial_n at_o comb_n as_o may_v seem_v by_o bequeath_v his_o body_n thither_o with_o a_o rent_n of_o iii._o sol_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o boot_v but_o simon_n bagot_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n be_v he_o that_o give_v a._n most_o land_n here_o to_o that_o monastery_n beside_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr cotes_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o all_o that_o the_o say_v robert_n hold_v of_o he_o in_o neuton_n which_o william_n trussell_n before_o mention_v confirm_v a._n so_o that_o what_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n have_v in_o cotes_n a._n be_v nevil_n half_o a_o knight_n fee_n which_o they_o ib._n hold_v of_o william_n trussell_n and_o he_o of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr mora_n and_o he_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o stafford_n in_o 36._o h._n 3._o wherein_o they_o 9_o claim_v a_o court-leet_n in_o 13._o e._n 1._o with_o other_o privilege_n call_v it_o the_o manor_n of_o cotes_n super_fw-la le_fw-fr waus_fw-la or_o supper_n waldas_n as_o it_o be_v record_v 1._o 4._o e._n 1._o these_o hilly_a part_n be_v then_o and_o after_o call_v woulde_n as_o many_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n be_v to_o this_o day_n in_o other_o county_n and_o in_o 18._o of_o e._n 1._o they_o obtain_v a_o charter_n 89._o of_o free-warren_n to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n in_o all_o their_o demesn_a land_n here_o the_o quantity_n b._n of_o their_o possession_n in_o r._n 2._o time_n be_v rate_v at_o ix_o yard_n land_n lxxxiiii_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a account_v 48._o acre_n to_o a_o yard_n land_n but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monastery_n this_o manor_n so_o belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n then_o call_v coton_n lay_v wood_n be_v grant_v 7._o out_o of_o the_o crown_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o edward_n clinton_n in_o 5._o e._n 6._o who_o as_o it_o seem_v soon_o past_o his_o title_n therein_o unto_o thomas_n marrow_n for_o in_o the_o same_o year_n i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v thomas_n have_v licence_n 2._o to_o alien_n it_o unto_o william_n dixwell_n esquire_n to_o who_o descendant_n it_o still_o continue_v hill-morton_n return_v now_o to_o the_o south_n side_n of_o avon_n i_o find_v below_o clifton_n a_o little_a rivulet_n fall_v into_o that_o channel_n this_o rise_n about_o creek_n in_o northamptonshire_n come_v through_o hill-morton_n which_o town_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o situation_n hill_n ancient_o write_v hull_n contain_v that_o part_n stand_v on_o the_o bank_n and_o moreton_n where_o the_o church_n be_v that_o below_o in_o a_o moorish_a flat_a ground_n in_o the_o conq._n time_n it_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a who_o have_v a_o large_a share_n in_o this_o county_n as_o by_o the_o particular_n when_o they_o come_v in_o my_o way_n i_o shall_v show_v howbeit_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o this_o earl_n of_o mellent_a continue_a long_a owner_n of_o all_o those_o land_n in_o this_o county_n bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o conq._n but_o that_o his_o brother_n henry_n de_fw-fr neuburgh_n advance_v to_o the_o earldom_n of_o warwick_n towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o conq._n time_n possess_v the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o and_o among_o the_o rest_n have_v this_o hill-morton_n then_o call_v mortone_n as_o appear_v in_o doomesday-book_n for_o in_o 11._o h._n 2._o when_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n certify_v what_o knight_n fee_n he_o hold_v de_fw-la veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la that_o be_v whereof_o they_o that_o so_o hold_v they_o be_v enfeoff_v of_o in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 1._o the_o record_n 104._o say_v that_o philippus_n de_fw-fr estlega_n hold_v 3._o knight_n fee_n and_o though_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n where_o they_o do_v lie_v be_v not_o there_o express_v it_o be_v very_o evident_a by_o the_o subsequent_a testimony_n which_o i_o shall_v produce_v that_o hill_n morton_n be_v one_o for_o the_o nevil_n receiver_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n sister_n to_o the_o rom._n emperor_n 20._o h._n 3._o do_v certify_v for_o astley_n and_o milverton_n one_o fee_n and_o a_o half_a wetington_n one_o fee_fw-mi and_o mortone_n super_fw-la dunsmore_n which_o be_v this_o hill-morton_n half_o a_o knight_n fee_n all_o which_o be_v then_o hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o walter_n de_fw-fr estleg_n grandchild_n of_o the_o above_o mention_v philip_n and_o do_v make_v up_o three_o in_o number_n be_v the_o proportion_n the_o say_a philip_n enjoy_v which_o fee_n in_o nevil_n 36._o h._n 3._o be_v hold_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n son_n of_o walter_n of_o those_o earl_n but_o astley_n be_v the_o place_n where_o i_o purpose_v to_o speak_v historical_o of_o this_o ancient_a family_n and_o therefore_o here_o shall_v only_o trace_v down_o the_o succession_n to_o this_o which_o go_v out_o with_o a_o young_a branch_n for_o the_o above_o mention_v thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n marry_v a_o second_o wife_n as_o the_o descent_n herewith_o draw_v do_v show_v have_v issue_n by_o her_o several_a son_n to_o thomas_n the_o elder_a of_o they_o he_o give_v aur_fw-it hill-morton_n and_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n entayl_v it_o upon_o any_o brother_n or_o sister_n of_o the_o whole_a blood_n in_o case_n thomas_n shall_v die_v without_o issue_n which_o grant_n bear_v date_n in_o may_n 47._o h._n 3._o but_o this_o thomas_n the_o donee_n about_o the_o war._n begin_n of_o e._n 1._o time_n dye_v without_o issue_n leave_v his_o brother_n ralph_n his_o heir_n from_o who_o in_o a_o direct_a line_n do_v descend_v sir_n francis_n astley_n of_o melton-constable_n in_o norff._n knight_n lord_n of_o this_o manor_n late_o decease_v .uxor_fw-la prima_fw-la thomas_n astley_n de_fw-fr esteleg_n mile_n 47._o h._n 3._o editha_n astley_n filia_fw-la petri_n constable_n de_fw-fr melton_n in_o come_v norff._n .relicta_fw-la 18._o e._n 1._o andrea_n de_fw-fr estleg_n 3_o astley_n steph._n the_o estley_a 18._o e._n 1._o 12_o rad._n de_fw-fr astley_n haeres_fw-la fratris_fw-la 13._o e._n 1._o war_n 28._o e._n 1._o 2._o thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n 9_o e._n 2._o astley_n margeria_n relicta_fw-la 26._o e._n 3._o astley_n rad._n de_fw-fr astley_n mile_n 26._o e._n 3._o b._n thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n mile_n 7._o r._n 2._o b._n catherina_n relicta_fw-la 14._o r._n 2._o 1_o astley_n thomas_n the_o esteley_o 47._o h._n 3._o 7._o 52._o h._n 3._o war_n mortuus_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 13._o e._n 1._o of_o edith_n mother_n to_o thomas_n to_o
who_o this_o manor_n be_v so_o give_v i_o find_v that_o she_o continue_v many_o year_n a_o widow_n after_o her_o husband_n death_n and_o in_o 18._o of_o e._n 1._o grant_v astley_n to_o her_o son_n stephen_n all_o her_o land_n in_o melton_n burgh_n b._n mariae_fw-la langham_n burmingham_n snitterley_n wineton_n glamforde_n saxlingham_n scharnton_n est-todingham_a hinmingland_n hindringham_n hyldolveston_n and_o norwich_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norff._n which_o descend_v to_o she_o by_o inheritance_n after_o the_o death_n of_o geffrey_n the_o son_n of_o peter_n constable_n of_o melton_n her_o brother_n and_o if_o there_o be_v truth_n in_o tradition_n as_o there_o be_v likelihood_n for_o antiquity_n that_o fair_a monument_n of_o freestone_n with_o the_o statue_n of_o a_o woman_n excellent_o wrought_v lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o south_n isle_n of_o hill-morton_n church_n be_v erect_v for_o this_o edith_n whereof_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o cover_v over_o her_o head_n be_v very_o like_a to_o that_o of_o queen_n elianor_n wife_n to_o k._n edw._n 1._o which_o be_v of_o brass_n in_o westminster_n abbey_n this_o thomas_n to_o who_o hill-morton_n be_v so_o give_v by_o his_o father_n obtain_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o 49._o h._n 3._o a_o charter_n 7._o for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z here_o upon_o the_o saturday_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_a to_o begin_v on_o the_o even_a of_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o to_o continue_v for_o three_o day_n which_o grant_v be_v make_v at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n be_v a_o prisoner_n the_o baron_n excercise_v regal_a authority_n in_o his_o name_n hold_v not_o valid_a and_o therefore_o in_o 52._o of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n he_o procure_v a_o new_a 9_o charter_n ratify_v the_o fair_a but_o alter_v the_o mercate_z to_o wednesday_n at_o which_o time_n he_o also_o have_v free-warren_n grant_v ibid._n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o for_o this_o thomas_n who_o die_v before_o the_o 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temp_n instit._n thomas_n de_fw-fr estleya_n mile_n philippus_n de_fw-fr estleya_n cleric_a frater_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la thomae_fw-la sans_o date_n pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr erdbury_n lich._n thom._n de_fw-fr dunton_n diac_n a_o 1286._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr walton_n pbr._n 4._o non._n sept._n an._n 1343._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n galfr._n de_fw-fr lyllburne_n xiii_o kl._n martii_fw-la an._n 1349._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr rokeby_n pbr._n iiii_o kl._n oct._n an._n 1350._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n joh._n rolf._n pbr._n vi_fw-la id._n jan._n a_o 1362._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n will._n meek_a cap._n viij_o kl._n dec._n an._n 1386._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n riâ—_n millford_n pbr._n xxvi_o aug._n an._n 1428._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n ib._n cato_n halys_n cap._n 1._o oct._n an._n 1428._o decan_n &_o cap._n 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and_o maud_n and_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o the_o say_v maud_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o body_n the_o remainder_n to_o his_o right_a heir_n which_o maud_n be_v heir_n to_o the_o above_o mention_v william_n de_fw-fr bosco_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o clifton_n show_v in_o the_o line_n of_o zuche_n who_o chief_a seat_n be_v at_o haringworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n by_o inheritance_n 69._o from_o milesent_a de_fw-fr cantilupe_n it_o continue_v for_o divers_a generation_n 3._o guliel_n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n obiit_fw-la 39_o h._n 3._o 3._o georg._n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 16._o johanna_n soror_fw-la &_o cohaeres_fw-la ux_fw-la henrici_fw-la de_fw-la hastings_n ...._o de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi 1._o maritus_fw-la 16._o milisenta_fw-la alterasororum_fw-la &_o cohaeredum_fw-la defuncta_fw-la 27_o e._n 1._o 29._o eudo_fw-la la_fw-it zuche_fw-mi 2._o e._n 1._o 21._o will._n la_fw-fr zuche_fw-fr filius_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la obiit_fw-la 50._o 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aetatem_fw-la 6._o junii_fw-la 19_o eliz._n in_o 7_o e._n 2._o the_o k._n grant_v 27._o free-warren_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v william_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n in_o their_o demesn_a land_n here_o at_o bulkinton_n weston_n riton_n brancote_n and_o wolfarshull_n all_o in_o this_o parish_n but_o afterward_o do_v i_o meet_v with_o nothing_o more_o of_o that_o family_n relate_v to_o this_o place_n further_o than_o their_o die_v seize_v thereof_o till_o edward_n the_o principal_a male_a branch_n of_o those_o baron_n who_o waste_v that_o great_a patrimony_n descend_v to_o he_o from_o his_o forefather_n sell_v this_o lordship_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o hamlet_n in_o this_o parish_n to_o humphrey_n davenport_n esq_n and_o one_o richard_n bucknam_n gent._n which_o humphrey_n and_o richard_n past_o the_o one_o moiety_n thereof_o to_o sir_n christopher_n yeluerton_n kt._n one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o k._n bench_n temp_n jac._n r._n who_o grandchild_n sir_n chr._n yeluerton_n 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d._n allow_v for_o synodal_n and_o procuration_n which_o rectory_n be_v in_o the_o crown_n as_o parcel_n of_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o the_o dissolve_a monastery_n of_o leicester_n be_v grant_v 5._o by_o q._n eliz._n in_o 33_o of_o her_o reign_n to_o the_o free-school_n of_o uppingham_n in_o com._n rutland_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n warinus_n de_fw-fr swanington_n pbr._n a_o 1258._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n rob._n de_fw-fr bengrave_n 5._o id._n dec._n 1305._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n a._n joh._n bernard_n pbr._n 4._o non._n apr._n 1326_o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n dom._n ric._n de_fw-fr chedle_n 4._o id._n aug._n 1361._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n a._n will._n granger_n pbr._n 26._o martii_fw-la 1428._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n ric._n wylkyns_n pbr._n 21._o julii_fw-la 1430._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n hen._n awbell_n pbr._n 20._o aug._n 1443._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n tho._n sawnder_n pbr._n 8._o dec._n 1444._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n a._n tho._n hill_n pbr._n 17._o febr._n 1444._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n will._n gregg_n pbr._n 13._o aug._n 1449._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n joh._n webbe_n cap._n 22._o martii_fw-la 1453._o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr leic._n b._n d._n tho._n lyndon_n cap._n 11._o apr._n 1525._o h._n 8._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la ratione_fw-la dissolute_a abb._n leic._n b._n d._n tho._n mower_n cap._n 4._o sept._n 1540_o hen._n waver_v the_o coventre_n mercer_n b._n will._n smyth_n cler._n 12._o maii_n 1557._o hen._n waver_v the_o coventre_n mercer_n a._n ric._n briscow_n cler._n 6._o dec._n 1557._o hen._n waver_v the_o coventre_n mercer_n a._n edw._n jurdayne_a cler._n 2._o junii_fw-la 1561._o ric._n waver_v alias_o over_o b._n walt._n enderby_n 6._o aug._n 1575._o geo._n belgrave_n de_fw-fr belgrave_n in_o com._n leic._n be_v c._n henr._n 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1._o that_o oliver_n de_fw-fr aubeny_n hold_v half_a a_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o coventre_n and_o in_o 34_o e._n 1._o by_o a_o fine_a levy_v ascens_fw-la between_o will._n d'aubeny_n pl._n and_o amicia_n the_o widow_n of_o oliver_n d'aubeny_n deforc_n it_o be_v entail_v upon_o the_o say_a will._n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n with_o remainder_n to_o his_o two_o brother_n viz._n ralph_n and_o john_n and_o for_o want_v of_o issue_n by_o they_o to_o oliva_n and_o isabella_n their_o sister_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o isabell._n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o entail_v ralph_n de_fw-fr aubeny_n come_v to_o enjoy_v it_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o i_o find_v that_o he_o pass_v â—_o it_o away_o to_o will._n baret_fw-la lord_n of_o passenham_n in_o northamptonsh_n which_o will._n by_o his_o deed_n â—_o bear_v date_n the_o morrow_n after_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n 22_o e._n 3._o grant_v it_o to_o henry_n e._n of_o lancaster_n who_o in_o 35_o e._n 3._o die_v 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1._o rate_v a._n
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de_fw-fr grey_n 1_o e._n 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr ralegh_n junior_a thomas_n de_fw-fr ralegh_n obiit_fw-la 21_o r._n 2._o eliz._n filia_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr evesham_n 17_o e._n 3._o regin_v grey_n de_fw-fr ruthin_n chivalier_fw-fr johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la will._n d._n astley_n thomas_n de_fw-fr ralegh_n ob_fw-la 6_o h._n 4._o johanna_n sâ—â—or_n &_o haeres_fw-la 1._o nupta_fw-la gerardo_n braybroke_n be_v 2._o edw._n bâ—omâ—lâ—te_n be_v will._n ralegh_n obiit_fw-la infra_fw-la aet_fw-la 8_o h._n 5._o joh._n de_fw-fr ralegh_n will._n ralegh_n 27_o h._n 6._o edw._n ralegh_n mile_n 7_o e._n 4._o margareta_n filia_fw-la rad._n verney_n mil._n civis_fw-la &_o merceti_n lond._n anth._n ralegh_n edw._n ralegh_n mile_n 9_o h._n 8._o anna_n filia_fw-la will._n chamberlain_n militis_fw-la georgius_n ralegh_n be_v 37_o h_n 8._o johanna_n filia_fw-la will._n cuningsby_n mil._n simon_n ralegh_n be_v 11_o eliz._n anna_n filia_fw-la martini_n docwray_n de_fw-fr balshall_n georgius_n ralegh_n mile_n obiit_fw-la a_o 1614_o eliz._n filia_fw-la christophori_n smith_n be_v edw._n ralegh_n mil._n a_o 1638._o cath._n filia_fw-la gabraâ—lis_fw-la pultney_n de_fw-fr misterton_n in_o com._n leic._n be_v which_o sir_n edw._n bear_v the_o office_n of_o shiriff_n 5._o for_o this_o county_n and_o leicestersh_fw-mi in_o 7_o e._n 4._o and_o be_v a_o justice_n 〈◊〉_d of_o peace_n from_o 1_o e._n 5._o till_o 18_o h._n 7._o be_v at_o sometime_o in_o 〈…〉_o commission_n for_o array_v of_o of_o man_n and_o for_o the_o gaol_n delivery_n at_o warwick_n in_o 1_o h._n 8._o he_o be_v steward_n be_v to_o the_o k._n for_o his_o manor_n of_o snitfield_n and_o bearley_n in_o this_o county_n and_o by_o his_o testament_n 14._o bear_v date_n 20_o junii_fw-la 1509._o 1_o h._n 8._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n here_o at_o farnborough_n direct_v that_o the_o sum_n of_o cccc_o li._n shall_v be_v raise_v out_o of_o his_o estate_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o heref._n and_o glouc._n to_o purchase_v land_n of_o x_o li._n per_fw-la a_o value_n to_o be_v amortize_v to_o the_o chantry_n in_o the_o say_a chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o that_o the_o chantry_n priest_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o well_o dispose_v d._n of_o divinity_n to_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o also_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n edw._n his_o wife_n with_o all_o his_o ancestor_n and_o successor_n and_o all_o christian_a soul_n by_o which_o testament_n he_o give_v thirty_o l._n for_o to_o build_v the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o cleister_n at_o comb_n and_o for_o glaze_v it_o to_o the_o abbot_n there_o he_o bequeath_v xx_o s._n to_o every_o priest_n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n to_o every_o monk_n profess_v and_o no_o priest_n three_o s._n iiii_o d._n all_o which_o be_v therefore_o to_o keep_v the_o yearly_a obit_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n edw._n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o of_o will._n ralegh_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n ralph_n verney_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n father_n and_o mother_n of_o they_o the_o say_a sir_n edw._n and_o margaret_n to_o the_o dominican_n friar_n at_o warwick_n he_o give_v x_o s._n to_o the_o friar_n minor_n at_o coventre_n x_o s._n to_o the_o white_a friar_n at_o coventre_n x_o s._n and_o to_o the_o augustine_n friar_n at_o atherston_n x_o s._n which_o margaret_n be_v daughter_n 1._o to_o sir_n ralph_n verney_n kt._n citizen_n and_o mercer_n of_o london_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 8._o sir_n edw._n ralegh_n kt._n father_n of_o george_n who_o by_o his_o testament_n 17._o date_v 2_o apr._n a_o 1546._o 37_o h._n 8._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chancel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ogburne-george_n if_o it_o shall_v fortune_n he_o to_o die_v there_o concern_v the_o church_n here_o dedicate_v to_o st._n botulph_n i_o
and_o the_o three_o part_n do_v elizabeth_n duchess_n of_o norff._n hold_v 25â—_n in_o dower_n to_o this_o thomas_n succeed_v john_n d._n of_o norff._n as_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o enfeoft_v 4_o ric._n waller_n and_o henry_n bradfield_n in_o this_o manor_n and_o they_o will._n brandon_n esq_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o ric._n waller_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o his_o deed_n be_v bear_v date_n 25_o sept._n 1_o e._n 4._o release_v to_o the_o say_v will._n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n with_o alianore_n their_o daughter_n all_o his_o estate_n therein_o in_o reversion_n eliz._n duchess_n of_o norff._n have_v 4._o a_o estate_n for_o life_n in_o the_o same_o nevertheless_o by_o a_o inq._n take_v in_o 7_o h._n 7._o wherein_o the_o title_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n former_o mention_v be_v recite_v it_o appear_v 7_o that_o the_o say_v will_n brandon_n by_o the_o name_n of_o s_o â—_o will._n brandon_n knight_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n receive_v the_o profit_n thereof_o from_o the_o 2._o till_o 7_o h._n 7._o but_o how_o much_o soon_o or_o long_o be_v to_o i_o yet_o uncertain_a which_o s_o â—_o william_n past_o 8._o it_o to_o henry_n kebull_n alderman_n of_o london_n who_o depopulate_v 8._o 7_o mess._n and_o one_o cottage_n here_o and_o enclose_v 350_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v all_o that_o be_v in_o this_o village_n except_o the_o manor_n house_n wherewith_o lxxx_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v occupy_v and_o by_o his_o testament_n 30._o bear_v date_n 28_o apr._n a_o 1517._o 9_o henry_n 8._o settle_v it_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la upon_o george_n keble_n his_o grandchild_n son_n of_o thomas_n kebâ—e_n his_o son_n decease_v with_o remainder_n for_o want_v of_o issue_n male_a by_o the_o say_v george_n to_o will._n blunt_a lord_n mountjoy_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n the_o testator_n daughter_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n which_o george_n style_v george_n keble_n of_o bradwell_n in_o com._n essex_n esq_n by_o his_o deed_n sheldon_n bear_v date_n 12_o nou._n 24_o h._n 8._o grant_v it_o to_o george_n willoughby_n gent._n and_o john_n barbour_n yeoman_n to_o the_o use_n of_o will._n sheldon_n of_o barcheston_n and_o his_o heir_n whereupon_o there_o be_v a_o fine_a purifying_n levy_v in_o 26._o h._n 8._o this_o william_n be_v also_o of_o beoly_n in_o uuorcestershire_n their_o principal_a seat_n descend_v by_o a_o young_a branch_n as_o i_o guess_v from_o that_o ancient_a family_n of_o sheldon_n in_o this_o county_n which_o flourish_v at_o sheldon_n till_o e._n 3._o time_n for_o among_o their_o evidence_n i_o have_v see_v that_o his_o immediate_a ancestor_n have_v land_n in_o r._n 2._o time_n within_o the_o lordship_n of_o bermingham_n which_o be_v scarce_o 4_o mile_n distant_a from_o that_o place_n be_v he_o who_o like_v well_o the_o situation_n hereof_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o obtain_v licence_n 18._o from_o the_o king_n to_o impark_v ccc_o acre_n of_o land_n meadow_n pasture_n and_o wood_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o uueston_n park_n for_o ever_o as_o also_o a_o charter_n 18._o of_o free-warren_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o build_v a_o very_a fair_a house_n here_o in_o which_o his_o descendant_n have_v often_o reside_v though_o their_o chief_a seat_n be_v at_o beoley_n where_o many_o of_o they_o lie_v very_o honourable_o inter_v whichford_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o particular_a mention_n in_o the_o conq_fw-fr rs_fw-fr survey_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o long_a compton_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o family_n of_o mohun_n be_v owner_n thereof_o very_o timely_a for_o i_o find_v that_o will._n de_fw-fr moion_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n give_v insp._n the_o church_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o bredlington_n who_o grant_n king_n henry_n 1._o confirm_v howbeit_o he_o or_o he_o be_v dispossess_v again_o though_o it_o appear_v not_o how_o perhaps_o by_o k._n stephen_n for_o in_o 3._o steph._n divers_a of_o the_o great_a man_n be_v in_o aâ—mes_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o maud_n the_o empress_n this_o wâ—ll_n then_o fortify_v 19_o and_o hâ—ld_v his_o castle_n aâ—_n dunster_n for_o she_o but_o further_o do_v i_o find_v nothing_o thereof_o till_o 9_o r._n 1._o that_o ralph_n de_fw-fr welleford_n account_v 1._o xul_a for_o the_o form_n thereof_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n own_o hand_n as_o a_o eschaet_fw-la which_o forfeiture_n be_v make_v by_o joelinus_fw-la de_fw-la pomeria_fw-la a_o norman_a as_o by_o the_o râ—cord_n 13._o of_o 6_o joâ—_a appear_v where_o its_o particular_a extent_n as_o of_o aâ—l_a other_o the_o land_n of_o such_o norman_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v seize_v on_o by_o the_o kâ—ng_a be_v certify_v viz._n in_o rent_n of_o assize_n viiili_fw-la xvis_fw-la the_o arable_a land_n in_o demesn_a be_v 3._o carucate_n consi_v of_o xxiiii_o ox_n and_o the_o other_o stock_n xxi_o ox_n three_o horse_n viij_o hog_n five_o kâ—ne_n and_o a_o bull_n five_o sow_n and_o a_o boar_n and_o cc._o sheep_n so_o that_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o all_o be_v rate_v at_o xuli_fw-la in_o which_o 6_o the_o year_n king_n john_n bestow_v it_o upon_o or_o rather_o restore_v it_o to_o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohun_n except_v the_o â—oâ—n_n and_o stock_n then_o upon_o it_o 16._o whâ—ch_o he_o appoint_v to_o be_v prize_v and_o otherwise_o dispose_v to_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v whilst_o the_o male_a line_n last_v and_o in_o 20_o h._n 3._o be_v hold_v n._n by_o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohun_n â—he_v second_o by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o kâ—s_n fee_n which_o râ—ginald_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o have_v licence_n 1._o from_o the_o king_n to_o stop_v and_o enclose_v a_o câ—rtain_a râ—ad_a way_n lie_v through_o his_o park_n here_o assign_v another_o without_o the_o compass_n thereof_o upon_o condition_n that_o passenger_n mâ—ght_v not_o receâ—uâ—_v prejudice_n left_a issue_n johnâ—_n â—_z who_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o have_v etc._n here_o three_o carucate_n of_o lâ—nd_n in_o dâ—mâ—sn_a with_o xvii_o tenant_n hold_v several_a proportion_n of_o ground_n perform_v certain_a service_n as_o thrâ—shâ—ngâ—_n plough_v gather_v nâ—tsâ—_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o a_o court_n leet_n free-warren_n and_o gallows_n and_o a_o wâ—â—d_a incâ—osâ—â—_n in_o which_o it_o be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o kâ—ng_n ought_v to_o have_v paunage_n fâ—r_fw-fr â—l_n hogâ—â—_n and_o one_o boar_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mâ—câ—_n unâ—â—l_o sword_n as_o belong_v to_o his_o freehold_a in_o long_a compton_n 〈◊〉_d john_n de_fw-fr mâ—hun_n die_v 3._o the_o same_o year_n whereupon_o thâ—s_a maâ—â—our_n then_o raâ—ed_v at_o l_o per_n a_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o minority_n of_o his_o son_n be_v grant_v 3._o to_o almarâ—c_a de_fw-fr st._n amand_n to_o hoâ—d_a till_o the_o heir_n shall_v câ—me_v of_o full_a age_n â—n_v part_v of_o satisfaction_n for_o c._n mark_n per_fw-la a_o give_v by_o the_o kâ—ng_n to_o the_o sâ—â—d_a almarâ—c_n to_o be_v receive_v out_o of_o his_o ward_n or_o eâ—chaets_n who_o name_n be_v also_o john_n and_o his_o residence_n here_o as_o â—t_z seem_v for_o in_o 17_o h._n 2._o i_o find_v ferrer_n he_o in_o the_o list_n of_o those_o knight_n and_o man_n at_o arm_n of_o this_o county_n then_o certify_v into_o the_o chancery_n howbeit_o iâ—_n 6._o e._n 3._o it_o come_v 36._o again_o into_o the_o k._n hand_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o that_o john_n and_o be_v commit_v 36._o to_o the_o custody_n of_o will._n ayermin_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n who_o do_v great_a repair_n upon_o the_o manor_n house_n but_o at_o length_n the_o â—ssue_n male_a of_o this_o branch_n of_o that_o family_n fâ—â—ling_v for_o the_o last_o s_n r_o john_n mohun_n have_v only_o three_o daughter_n and_o heâ—rs_n viz._n 5._o elizabeth_n wife_n to_o will._n mâ—untacute_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n maud_n marry_v to_o john_n le_fw-fr strange_n of_o knolâ—in_n and_o philippe_n to_o edw._n d._n of_o york_n upon_o partition_n make_v betwixt_o they_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n 39_o who_o die_v 39_o without_o issue_n it_o come_v to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o richard_n lord_n strange_n son_n to_o the_o above_o specify_v maud_n and_o to_o philippe_n duchess_n of_o yorkeâ—_n â—_z which_o phillippa_n according_o held_z the_o moâ—tye_n thereof_o during_o her_o life_n but_o die_v 45._o without_o issue_n in_o 10_o h._n 6._o it_o descend_v 45._o to_o the_o say_a lord_n strange_a as_o her_o nephew_n and_o heir_n and_o so_o from_o strange_a to_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o long_o compton_n do_v edw._n earl_n of_o derby_n be_v seize_v cedul_n thereof_o in_o 14_o eliz._n to_o who_o succeed_v wâ—ll_n his_o brother_n who_o sell_v it_o unto_o ralph_n sheldon_n of_o beoley_n esq._n grandfather_n to_o william_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n be_v
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8._o oct._n 1606._o willington_n in_o this_o village_n do_v robert_z de_fw-fr stadford_n possess_v one_o hide_v and_o a_o half_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n general_a survey_n â—_o then_o value_v at_o xx_o s._n and_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o one_o luvein_n but_o have_v be_v the_o freehold_n of_o dodo_n and_o leuric_n before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n the_o residue_n have_v gislebertus_n de_fw-fr gand_n a_o great_a man_n in_o lincolnshire_n which_o be_v all_o he_o possess_v in_o this_o county_n and_o extend_v to_o no_o more_o than_o one_o hide_n one_o virgate_n and_o a_o half_a and_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o at_o that_o time_n by_o one_o fulbric_n together_o with_o a_o mill_n be_v value_v at_o xx_o s._n have_v be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o alwardus_fw-la in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n in_o that_o record_n it_o be_v write_v ullavintone_n howbeit_o after_o this_o till_o 36_o h._n 3._o i_o do_v not_o find_v a_o syllable_n more_o thereof_o but_o then_o among_o the_o fee_n 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to_o they_o of_o mergate_n in_o 〈◊〉_d bedf._n and_o appropriate_v a._n to_o that_o religious_a house_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v at_o ix_o mark_n and_o the_o vicarage_n b._n at_o two_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o say_a vicarage_n scac._n be_v estimate_v at_o seven_o 〈◊〉_d s._n two_o d._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n yearly_o allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la lich._n incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n galfr._n de_fw-fr newnham_n cap._n d._n alanus_fw-la de_fw-fr waverton_n 7._o cal._n nou._n 1320._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr wylmunâ—â—cote_n 4._o id._n iâ—n_n 1325._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n joh._n martin_n cap._n 15._o cal._n nou._n 1330._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n henr._n de_fw-fr umbresley_n cap._n 4._o noâ—_n oct._n 1349â—_n priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n b._n d._n will._n le_fw-fr warde_n pride_n id_fw-la jan._n 1358._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n b._n will._n atte_a grange_n cap._n 2._o id._n martii_fw-la 1362._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n joh._n spâ—nne_n pbr._n 19_o maii_n 1395._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n nich._n burton_n 28._o jan._n 14â—8_n priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n will._n bichenhull_n cap._n 3._o junii_fw-la 1416._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n b._n will._n earl_n pbr._n 6._o aug._n 1447._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n a._n d._n thomas_n orme_n 15._o sept._n 1522._o priorissa_n &_o conv_n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n juxtae_fw-la merkyate_n b._n d._n humfr._n robyns_n 22._o junii_fw-la 1537._o eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la a._n thomas_n vagham_n cler._n 3._o dec._n 1565._o eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la b._n andr._n dent_n cler._n 10._o sept._n 1582._o clem._n fisher_n de_fw-fr pakinton_n mile_n joh._n keeling_n cler._n 31._o oct._n 1605._o f._n maria_n fisher_n vidua_fw-la will._n hytsonne_fw-fr cler._n 20._o nou._n 1620._o inceâ—t_fw-la middle-bickenhill_n and_o hill_n bickenhill_n these_o be_v ancient_o repute_v but_o for_o one_o hamlet_n and_o call_v 4._o little-bikenhill_a be_v in_o king_n john_n time_n possess_v by_o richard_n de_fw-fr kaines_n which_o richard_n give_v 4._o it_o unto_o his_o three_o sister_n scil_n raâ—ace_n ala_fw-la and_o margaret_n will._n the_o kaines_n their_o other_o brother_n confirm_v 4._o the_o grant_n and_o henry_n de_fw-fr bickenhull_n release_n 4._o to_o they_o all_o his_o right_n therein_o by_o these_o sister_n it_o be_v divide_v 4._o but_o a_o good_a part_n thereof_o come_v afterward_o to_o the_o nun_n of_o henwood_n and_o after_o the_o general_a dissolution_n be_v 12._o pass_v out_o of_o the_o crown_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o edward_n aglionby_n of_o balshall_n esquire_n and_o henry_n hugford_n of_o solihull_n gentleman_n and_o their_o heir_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o manor_n with_o certain_a land_n and_o rent_n in_o hill_n bickenhill_n all_o which_o be_v purchase_v as_o it_o seem_v short_o after_o by_o john_n fisher_n of_o pakington_n esquire_n for_o by_o the_o inquisition_n take_v eliz._n after_o his_o death_n it_o appear_v that_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o they_o from_o who_o they_o be_v descend_v to_o sir_n clement_n fysher_n baronet_n his_o great_a grandchild_n who_o now_o enjoy_v they_o kington_n alias_o kingsford_n part_n in_o bickenhill_n and_o part_n in_o solihull-parish_n this_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a place_n though_o now_o there_o be_v little_a sign_n thereof_o for_o i_o find_v that_o there_o stand_v a_o church_n here_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 3._o time_n the_o â—duâ—uâ—on_n whereof_o be_v grant_v 3._o in_o 5_o â—â—_o of_o that_o king_n reign_n to_o the_o nun_n of_o mergate_n in_o bedfordshire_n by_o one_o henry_n le_fw-fr notte_fw-it but_o afterward_o viz._n in_o 16_o e._n 2._o it_o have_v the_o reputation_n a._n for_o no_o more_o than_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o bikenhill_n in_o 37_o h._n 6._o it_o appear_v that_o the_o mountfort_n of_o colshill_n be_v lord_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o i_o be_o of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o come_v to_o they_o by_o the_o daughter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o â—ecâ—e_n a_o hampton_n in_o arden_n do_v for_o in_o that_o year_n sir_n baldwin_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n william_n mountfort_n pass_v 22._o his_o estate_n therein_o unto_o sir_n humphrey_n stafford_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buck._n and_o other_o which_o grant_n be_v but_o in_o trust_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 7_o h._n 7._o do_v sir_n simon_n montfort_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n baldwin_n demise_n be_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o kingsford_n unto_o henry_n and_o thomas_n his_o two_o young_a son_n and_o in_o 10_o h._n 7._o die_v 7._o seize_v of_o it_o but_o attaint_v as_o in_o colshill_n be_v show_v whereupon_o it_o eschaeting_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v soon_o grant_v 1._o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o girald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n and_o elâ—z_n s_o t_z john_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v by_o which_o it_o come_v to_o sir_n james_n fitz_n girald_n knight_n son_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n by_o that_o lady_n who_o be_v attaint_v in_o 28_o h._n 8._o as_o in_o dunchurch_n appear_v it_o resort_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o 7_o e._n 6._o be_v with_o other_o land_n grant_v 6._o unto_o thomas_n lucy_n of_o cherlecote_n esquire_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o thomas_n afterward_o a_o knight_n sell_v 96._o it_o unto_o thomas_n dabridgment_n esquire_n of_o who_o in_o langdon_n i_o have_v make_v mention_n waver_n merston_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n so_o that_o i_o presume_v it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o bikenhill_n because_o it_o afterward_o appear_v 3._o to_o be_v of_o arden_n fee_n from_o one_o of_o which_o family_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o anketill_o the_o craft_n be_v first_o enfeoft_v thereof_o about_o king_n stephen_n or_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o anketil_o possess_v gen_fw-la it_o and_o have_v his_o residence_n gen_fw-la here_o from_o who_o it_o descend_v gen_fw-la to_o roger_n the_o craft_n his_o nephew_n scil_n son_n of_o roger_n his_o brother_n which_o roger_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n ric._n 1._o time_n gen_fw-la sell_v it_o unto_o william_n de_fw-fr waver_v son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr waver_v his_o kinsman_n for_o xl._n li._n of_o silver_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v roger_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n whereupon_o for_o distinction_n from_o the_o many_o other_o merston_n in_o this_o county_n it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v waver's-merston_n who_o grandchild_n william_n in_o 41_o h._n 3._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 3._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o but_o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n in_o 49_o h._n 3._o for_o which_o his_o land_n be_v seize_v 3._o and_o this_o manor_n give_v 2._o to_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la lord_n of_o dudley_n upon_o his_o composition_n according_a to_o the_o diclum_fw-la de_fw-fr kenilworth_n he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o sell_v 2._o it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o say_v roger_n for_o cc._o mark_n of_o silver_n howbeit_o afterward_o either_o he_o or_o his_o son_n robert_n redeem_v it_o again_o for_o in_o 35_o e._n 1_o the_o same_o robert_n entail_v 1._o it_o at_o his_o son_n marriage_n together_o with_o th'ester-wave_a and_o other_o land_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o place_n have_v be_v already_o say_v in_o who_o â—ine_o it_o continue_v till_o 6_o h._n 6._o that_o john_n waver_v of_o th'ester-wave_a esquire_n past_o maine_n it_o unto_o john_n catesby_n of_o lapworth_n from_o who_o it_o come_v to_o john_n catesby_n oâ—_n stowell_n grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v john_n who_o in_o 16_o e._n 4._o obtain_v a_o release_n maine_n from_o henry_n waver_v of_o th'ester-wave_a esquire_n of_o all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n thereto_o and_o afterward_o though_o by_o what_o direct_a step_n i_o have_v not_o see_v unto_o the_o descendant_n of_o thomas_n catesby_n a_o young_a son_n of_o sir_n will._n catesby_n knight_n who_o pedigree_n be_v in_o lapworth_n to_o be_v see_v one_o of_o which_o viz._n john_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n iâ—mes_n his_o time_n sell_v it_o unto_o henry_n mayne_n of_o bovington_n in_o hartfordshire_n in_o reversion_n after_o his_o own_o decease_n by_o which_o
after_o his_o father_n death_n as_o my_o authority_n say_v he_o then_o make_v a_o new_a be_v grant_n of_o the_o premise_n to_o the_o same_o lord_n clinton_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o heir_n than_o his_o ward_n whereupon_o the_o say_a lord_n clinton_n in_o consideration_n of_o lxx_o li._n sterling_a make_v a_o assignation_n be_v of_o the_o say_a custody_n etc._n etc._n unto_o john_n hales_n gentleman_n at_o that_o time_n clerk_n of_o the_o hamper_n and_o a_o very_a active_a man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o in_o coventre_n i_o have_v show_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o which_o sir_n will._n compton_n it_o continue_v till_o that_o will._n lord_n compton_n his_o great_a grandchild_n by_o his_o deed_n be_v bear_v date_n 3_o febr._n 39_o eliz._n sell_v it_o unto_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n kt._n then_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n from_o who_o thomas_n dilke_n esquire_n afterward_o knight_n purchase_v be_v it_o scil_n 21._o junii_fw-la 41_o eliz._n who_o grandson_n william_n now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n in_o 5_o e._n 3._o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n purpose_v to_o found_v a_o chantrie_n therein_o obtain_v licence_n 12_o to_o bestow_v the_o advouson_n thereof_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la upon_o the_o same_o with_o land_n and_o rent_n to_o the_o value_n of_o xx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o pursuance_n whereof_o he_o give_v to_o john_n lynie_n priest_n warden_n of_o the_o say_a chantrie_n and_o his_o successor_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o land_n lie_v then_o betwixt_o the_o roadway_n lead_v from_o filongley_n towards_o colshill_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o churchyard_n of_o maxstoke_n on_o the_o other_o and_o extend_v in_o length_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o maxstoke_n quarry_n to_o the_o pale_a of_o his_o park_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n as_o by_o his_o charter_n 7._o bear_v date_n at_o maxstoke_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n 6_o e._n 3._o appear_v and_o moreover_o by_o the_o same_o charter_n grant_v unto_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n 8._o message_n &_o six_o yard_n land_n lie_v in_o long-ichinton_a as_o also_o the_o body_n of_o viij_o native_n dwelling_n there_o with_o all_o their_o chattel_n and_o offspring_n and_o beside_o this_o xx_o s._n yearly_a rent_n payable_a by_o one_o william_n snede_v and_o john_n his_o son_n out_o of_o a_o message_n lie_v in_o long-ichinton_a aforesaid_a with_o the_o reversion_n of_o the_o same_o message_n and_o one_o yard_n land_n after_o their_o decease_n and_o last_o 4._o acre_n of_o land_n lie_v in_o the_o say_a town_n of_o ichinton_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n which_o endowment_n be_v so_o make_v he_o forthwith_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr northburgh_n at_o that_o time_n bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n john_n lynie_n the_o then_o parson_n who_o he_o constitute_v warden_n as_o abovesaid_a sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n lord_n of_o maxstoke_n his_o brother_n and_o parishioner_n there_o as_o also_o all_o the_o other_o parishioner_n of_o maxstoke_n ordain_v a._n that_o the_o say_v five_o priest_n shall_v thenceforth_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n daily_o in_o the_o same_o church_n where_o the_o body_n of_o his_o ancestor_n lay_v inter_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n julian_n his_o wife_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o brother_n alice_n his_o wife_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o father_n the_o lady_n ida_n his_o mother_n as_o also_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o then_o kâ—ng_v of_o england_n laurence_n de_fw-fr hastings_n and_o for_o aâ—l_v the_o lord_n hastings_n in_o time_n to_o come_v and_o moreover_o of_o the_o say_v roger_n then_o bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n henry_n prior_n of_o coventre_n and_o â—heir_a successor_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o kâ—ngs_n oâ—_n england_n lord_n hastings_z bishop_n of_o coventreâ—nd_n â—nd_z lichfield_n prior_n of_o coventre_n brethren_n and_o sister_n parent_n and_o benefactor_n and_o all_o the_o faithâ—uâ—l_a decease_a appoint_v that_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n as_o also_o the_o subwarden_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v always_o priest_n in_o order_n admit_v and_o institute_v by_o the_o bishop_n or_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n always_o present_v by_o the_o say_a sâ—r_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o brother_n and_o his_o heir_n have_v a_o house_n convenient_a for_o themselves_o and_o the_o other_o three_o adjoin_v to_o the_o churchyard_n of_o maxstoke_n aforesaid_a there_o to_o inhabâ—te_v and_o lodge_v together_o and_o that_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v plourde_v from_o time_n to_o timeâ—_n bâ—â—â—ks_v vestment_n light_n as_o also_o two_o clerk_n fâ—r_v the_o use_n of_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d sub-warden_n and_o the_o other_o priest_n aswell_o in_o the_o church_n as_o in_o the_o houseâ—_n viz._n their_o hall_n and_o chamberâ—_n nâ—ght_v and_o day_n and_o moreover_o that_o he_o and_o his_o say_a sub-warden_n and_o thâ—_n other_o priestsâ—_n shâ—â—â—d_v wear_v white_a surpliceâ—_n with_o black_a cope_n and_o sâ—â—les_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o vicars-chorall_a in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o lichfield_n while_o they_o be_v about_o divine_a service_n both_o in_o the_o church_n and_o quire_n and_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o book_n and_o ornament_n shall_v belong_v to_o the_o sub-warden_n who_o office_n be_v to_o direct_v concern_v the_o celebration_n of_o mass_n viz._n of_o whâ—m_n what_o hour_n and_o in_o what_o order_n by_o himself_o and_o the_o other_o priest_n they_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v and_o that_o bread_n wine_n water_n and_o light_n shall_v be_v ready_a for_o the_o say_a mass_n and_o divine_a exercise_n but_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o warden_n to_o be_v provide_v and_o further_o that_o aswell_o the_o warden_n when_o he_o can_v fit_o be_v at_o leisure_n and_o sub-warden_n as_o all_o the_o priest_n except_o some_o great_a occasion_n do_v hinder_v every_o day_n after_o dinner_n and_o before_o vesper_n shall_v together_o in_o the_o say_a church_n sing_v the_o full_a office_n of_o the_o dead_a viz._n placebo_fw-la and_o dâ—riâ—e_fw-la except_o on_o double_a festival_n and_o the_o time_n of_o easter_n in_o whâ—ch_a theâ—_n ought_v to_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o salisbury_n in_o saâ—â—ing_v the_o say_v office_n aâ—_n also_o 〈…〉_o and_o canonical_a hour_n with_o noteâ—_n â—_z in_o the_o qâ—â—re_n of_o the_o church_n aforesaid_a admit_v the_o chaplain_n and_o clerk_n of_o the_o same_o church_n to_o sing_v with_o they_o if_o they_o please_v and_o likewise_o that_o after_o the_o compline_n they_o shall_v say_v the_o commenâ—â—â—tion_n of_o the_o deadâ—_n â—_z in_o â—he_n say_v choir_n according_a â—o_o the_o course_n above_o describe_v and_o every_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o choir_n together_o the_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n and_o the_o tv_n â—radualls_n with_o the_o litany_n and_o accustom_a prayer_n unless_o there_o be_v cause_n express_v by_o the_o warden_n that_o they_o shall_v say_v they_o out_o of_o the_o quâ—re_n and_o that_o both_o the_o warden_n and_o sub-warden_n &_o all_o the_o other_o priest_n shall_v every_o day_n celebrate_v their_o particular_a mass_n in_o the_o say_a church_n or_o choir_n according_a to_o appointment_n except_o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a impediment_n so_o that_o upon_o every_o sunday_n the_o mass_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o note_n and_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o day_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v fit_a and_o upon_o every_o monday_n one_o of_o they_o who_o the_o sub-warden_n shall_v appoint_v to_o celebrate_v the_o say_a 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they_o in_o like_a caa_v and_o as_o they_o wool_fw-mi answer_v before_o the_o most_o high_a and_o mightifull_a juge_n at_o the_o dreadful_a day_n of_o dome_n where_o both_o they_o and_o i_o shall_v appear_v in_o witness_n that_o this_o be_v my_o last_o will_v i_o have_v set_v hereto_o my_o sele_n ywritten_v in_o the_o day_n and_o year_n aforeseyd_v i_o now_o return_v to_o richard_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n william_n this_o richard_n be_v create_v 89._o earl_n of_o worcester_n in_o 8_o h._n 5._o but_o slay_v in_o france_n within_o two_o year_n after_o leave_v one_o only_a daughter_n his_o heir_n scil_n elizabeth_n marry_v to_o sir_n edw._n nevil_n kt._n a_o young_a son_n to_o ralph_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n first_o summon_v d._n to_o parliament_n in_o 29_o h._n 6._o by_o the_o name_n of_o edw._n nevil_n de_fw-fr bergavenny_n chivalier_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v as_o the_o pedigree_n show_v john_n nevil_n lord_n bergavenny_n now_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o our_o lady_n and_o all_o saint_n be_v in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xuj_o mark_n the_o advouson_n whereof_o in_o 19_o e._n 3._o be_v purchase_v 9_o from_o laurence_n de_fw-fr hastings_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n by_o will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n earl_n of_o huntendon_n be_v by_o he_o give_v 8._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o marstoke_n the_o same_o year_n whereupon_o they_o soon_o obtain_v a_o appropriation_n 117._o thereof_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v rate_v b._n at_o viij_o l._n ix_o s._n ix_o d._n over_o and_o above_o x_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n but_o all_o that_o i_o have_v far_o found_v relate_v to_o this_o church_n be_v that_o in_o h._n 3._o time_n viij_o s._n per_fw-la a_o be_v assign_v be_v by_o one_o nich._n burbache_n clerk_n out_o of_o certain_a land_n lie_v in_o this_o parish_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o lamp_n burn_v in_o the_o body_n thereof_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o 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hartshill_n assume_v that_o place_n for_o their_o surname_n but_o by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hardreshull_n come_v at_o length_n to_o culpeper_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o hartshill_n do_v show_v which_o family_n of_o culpeper_n have_v their_o principal_a seat_n at_o bedgebury_n in_o kent_n for_o the_o most_o part_n make_v little_a residence_n in_o this_o country_n so_o that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n they_o sell_v away_o all_o their_o interest_n here_o sir_n alexander_n culpeper_n knight_n first_o pass_v gen_fw-la in_o fee-ferm_a unto_o john_n ludford_n gentleman_n his_o receiver_n and_o gen_fw-la officer_n for_o this_o manor_n and_o hartshill_n much_o of_o the_o demesn_n in_o 20_o h._n 7._o and_o afterward_o john_n culpeper_n a_o young_a 〈◊〉_d son_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n alexander_n on_o who_o it_o seem_v this_o be_v settle_v all_o 148._o the_o rest_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n
deed_n be_v bear_v date_n at_o tamworth_n in_o 44_o e._n 3._o past_a away_o the_o same_o unto_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n reserve_v only_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n 57_o by_o which_o mean_n upon_o partition_n p._n make_v in_o 31_o h._n 6._o betwixt_o the_o three_o sister_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n baldwin_n it_o be_v allot_v to_o thomas_n ferrer_n at_o that_o time_n tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n to_o all_o the_o land_n which_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o eliz._n his_o wife_n decease_v elder_a of_o the_o say_v three_o sister_n in_o who_o line_n it_o continue_v till_o sir_n john_n ferrer_n knight_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n charles_n his_o reign_n sell_v it_o to_o charles_n adderley_n esquire_n afterward_o a_o equerie_n to_o the_o say_a king_n and_o by_o he_o knight_v who_o now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v ancient_o give_v to_o the_o nun_n of_o mergate_n in_o com._n beaf_n 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of_o a_o authentic_a writer_n 99_o that_o st._n benedict_n first_o prescribe_v that_o rule_n benedictus_n cum_fw-la sorore_fw-la scholasticâ_fw-la primus_fw-la regularem_fw-la vitam_fw-la certis_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o ordinibus_fw-la cum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la seorsim_fw-la liberè_fw-la christo_fw-la inservissent_fw-la inchoavit_fw-la which_o rule_n come_v in_o time_n to_o have_v that_o venerable_a esteem_n that_o as_o baronius_n 7._o tell_v we_o in_o liptinensi_fw-la concilio_n in_o cameracensi_fw-la galliae_fw-la agro_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la monachi_fw-la ac_fw-la nonnae_fw-la juxta_fw-la regulam_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la coenobia_n sva_fw-la ordinarent_fw-la the_o first_o monastery_n of_o nun_n which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o england_n be_v that_o of_o berk_v in_o essex_n found_v 40._o by_o erkenwald_n bishop_n of_o london_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n dclxvi_o long_o before_o the_o reception_n of_o st._n benet_n rule_n in_o this_o nation_n i_o now_o come_v to_o this_o of_o polesworth_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n shall_v take_v notice_n upon_o what_o occasion_n msâ—_n it_o be_v found_v and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o show_v the_o endowment_n thereof_o with_o land_n etc._n etc._n king_n egbert_n have_v one_o only_a son_n call_v arnulph_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o hear_v by_o a_o bishop_n which_o come_v from_o ireland_n that_o the_o then_o king_n of_o connaught_n have_v a_o nun_n to_o his_o daughter_n call_v modwen_n that_o heal_v all_o disease_a people_n repair_v to_o she_o send_v his_o say_a son_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o that_o bishop_n into_o ireland_n where_o he_o be_v according_o cure_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a woman_n which_o great_a favour_n so_o please_v king_n egbert_n that_o he_o forthwith_o invite_v st._n modwen_n to_o come_v into_o england_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v â—ound_v a_o monastery_n for_o she_o and_o her_o covent_n of_o which_o tender_a she_o soon_o after_o accept_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o religious_a 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not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o censure_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o story_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o in_o circumstance_n perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_v therein_o for_o by_o a_o author_n 14._o who_o more_o compendious_o speak_v thereof_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o king_n ethelwolph_n son_n to_o k._n egbert_n who_o son_n alured_n languish_v of_o a_o desperate_a infirmity_n be_v thus_o cure_v by_o s._n modwene_n whereupon_o he_o give_v unto_o she_o land_n in_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o sound_n of_o two_o monastery_n of_o nun_n one_o here_o in_o arden_n at_o polesworth_n wherein_o as_o he_o say_v osithe_a and_o athea_n two_o holy_a virgin_n and_o s._n edith_n sister_n to_o the_o say_a king_n ethelwolph_n dwell_v and_o the_o other_o at_o streneshale_v but_o of_o their_o go_v to_o oldbury_n and_o bring_v back_o hither_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o question_n though_o the_o appartion_n of_o s._n edith_n with_o her_o crosier_n may_v be_v doubt_v forasmuch_o as_o 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com._n leic._n they_o have_v a_o good_a proportion_n of_o land_n give_v aur_fw-it by_o picot_n archer_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n and_o confirm_v ib._n by_o robert_n then_o earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o a_o far_a augmentation_n n._n by_o william_n de_fw-fr trumpinton_n in_o burdingburie_n in_o this_o county_n certain_a land_n by_o supra_fw-la edelina_n sister_n to_o robert_n boteler_n of_o ingleby_n for_o the_o soul_n health_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr somervile_n her_o husband_n the_o church_n of_o barwell_n in_o leicestershire_n by_o supra_fw-la erneburga_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr hastings_n the_o church_n of_o ansley_n in_o this_o county_n by_o n._n william_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr hardreshull_n certain_a land_n in_o bromcote_n n._n by_o william_n fitz-walkeline_a of_o bromcote_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n in_o consideration_n that_o these_o nun_n allow_v he_o to_o have_v a_o chantrie_n in_o his_o chapel_n at_o bromcote_n 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it_o be_v purchase_v comberf_n by_o william_n comberford_n of_o tamworth_n esquire_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n 2._o oct._n 13._o jac._n and_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o will._n son_n to_o the_o say_v william_n and_o anne_n glascote_n the_o name_n of_o this_o place_n i_o take_v to_o be_v british_a glascoit_n in_o that_o language_n signify_v 43._o sylva_n viridis_fw-la but_o of_o it_o i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n till_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n h._n 2._o time_n that_o will._n the_o son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr hatton_n confirm_v gen_fw-la to_o the_o nun_n of_o polesworth_n all_o those_o land_n lie_v here_o which_o william_n le_z franceis_n have_v give_v they_o by_o which_o confirmation_n it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o maud_n wife_n to_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr hatton_n but_o the_o next_o possessor_n hereof_o be_v ralph_n fitz-raph_n lord_n also_o of_o netherwhitacre_a where_o his_o seat_n be_v which_o ralph_n in_o 6_o joh._n joh._n purchase_v some_o land_n here_o of_o hugh_z de_fw-fr culi_fw-la from_o who_o descend_v giles_n fitz-raph_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o netherwhitacre_a show_v who_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v isabella_n bring_v 39_o it_o to_o robert_n son_n of_o philip_n marmion_n in_o marriage_n from_o which_o time_n it_o pass_v along_o with_o netherwhitacre_a before_o specify_v as_o the_o record_n there_o cite_v do_v manifest_a till_o after_o the_o begin_n of_o edw._n 3._o time_n after_o which_o till_o h._n 6._o time_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o more_o than_o 15._o six_o message_n and_o one_o yard-land_n here_o belong_v to_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n of_o maxstoke_n knight_n which_o be_v say_v 93._o to_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o piricroft_n but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n william_n clinton_n in_o 10_o h._n 6._o it_o appear_v 36._o that_o he_o be_v seize_v of_o the_o moiety_n of_o a_o manor_n here_o whether_o his_o descendant_n purchase_v in_o the_o residue_n afterward_o or_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o other_o member_n of_o a_o manor_n here_o save_v a_o four_o part_n which_o the_o lord_n ferrer_n have_v together_o with_o netherwhitacre_a as_o may_v seem_v by_o some_o 6._o authority_n i_o can_v say_v but_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o in_o 29_o h._n 8._o edw._n lord_n clinton_n lineal_a heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n will._n sell_v it_o together_o with_o bole-hall_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o manor_n or_o certain_a message_n unto_o james_n leveson_n merchant_n of_o the_o staple_n all_o which_o come_v to_o sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n in_o marriage_n with_o elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o the_o say_v james_n and_o since_o to_o william_n cumberford_n esquire_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o bole-hall_n do_v stretford_n juxta_fw-la tamworth_n this_o be_v now_o a_o depopulate_v place_n and_o have_v its_o name_n original_o from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o upon_o that_o great_a roman_a way_n call_v watling-street_n where_o it_o thwart_v the_o river_n towards_o faseley_n but_o the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o have_v see_v of_o it_o be_v in_o 37_o h._n 3._o at_o which_o time_n james_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr land_n be_v possess_v of_o it_o and_o have_v free-warren_n grant_v 11._o to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n thereof_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o it_o be_v at_o first_o a_o member_n of_o tamworth_n and_o grant_v by_o one_o of_o the_o marmion_n to_o the_o ancestor_n of_o this_o james_n who_o surname_n be_v tamworth_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o langdon_n show_v in_o the_o line_n of_o which_o de_n la_o land_n it_o continue_v 14._o till_o 19_o e._n 3._o but_o short_o after_o come_v to_o the_o frevill_n lord_n of_o tamworth-castle_n for_o i_o find_v that_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n the_o elder_a knight_n make_v a_o feoffment_n ferrer_n in_o trust_n thereof_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la unto_o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n knight_n and_o other_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o ferrer_n partition_n make_v betwixt_o the_o heir_n of_o frevill_n in_o 31_o h._n 6._o whereof_o in_o tamworth_n i_o have_v speak_v it_o be_v allot_v to_o ferrer_n in_o which_o family_n together_o with_o tamworth-castle_n it_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n wilnicote_n in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n this_o be_v lib._n the_o freehold_a of_o one_o levenot_n but_o after_o the_o conquest_n it_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a with_o a_o multitude_n of_o other_o lordship_n in_o this_o shire_n by_o the_o general_a survey_n soon_o after_o make_v be_v certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v three_o hide_n the_o wood_n extend_v to_o one_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o breadth_n all_o which_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o thirty_o s._n whereof_o five_o s._n be_v account_v for_o a_o ironwork_n here_o at_o that_o time_n in_o that_o record_n it_o be_v write_v wilmundecote_n whereby_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o the_o name_n original_o spring_v from_o some_o one_o that_o possess_v it_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n howbeit_o till_o 6_o joh._n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o more_o thereof_o but_o than_o it_o appear_v joh._n that_o robert_n de_fw-fr valle_n of_o which_o family_n i_o have_v speak_v in_o ludinton_n be_v in_o suit_n for_o six_o yard_n land_n here_o whereof_o robert_n his_o father_n have_v be_v wrongful_o dispossess_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr longcamp_n bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o chancellor_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o but_o from_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a part_v hereof_o come_v as_o the_o most_o of_o those_o land_n which_o he_o have_v in_o this_o county_n do_v unto_o the_o old_a earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o so_o to_o marmion_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a bar._n that_o will._n de_fw-fr ludinton_n hold_v part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n here_o of_o albreda_n marmion_n which_o divolve_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr camvile_n than_o lord_n of_o sekindon_n in_o this_o hundred_o be_v hold_v 3._o of_o those_o earl_n but_o of_o another_o part_n which_o 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